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> Is this really a common position? Are there prominent neuroscientists or physicians who insist that mental activity is incapable of enormous influence on the
by forgotmypw17 5y ago
> Is this really a common position? Are there prominent neuroscientists or physicians who insist that mental activity is incapable of enormous influence on the body?
Individual doctors may say it, but as an industry, it is largely ignored.
They'll say it, but they'll rarely act on it in any meaningful way.
- beepbooptheory 5y agoThe larger conceit is simply that we are intuitively all kind of Cartesian, despite ourselves. It is structurally difficult not to be. I think its reasonable for even scientists in this field to not fully escape its psychological and cultural grasp.
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- pbhjpbhj 5y agoIt feels like it's recognised (or assumed) in UK medical care, that contact with kin/friends leads to better care/health outcomes.