The Embodied Mind

Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies

De: Thomas R. Verny

Narrado por: Matthew Josdal

We understand the workings of the human body as a series of interdependent physiological relationships, all the way down to the inner workings of every cell. Why is it that the accepted understanding that the physical phenomenon of the mind is attributed only to the brain?

In The Embodied Mind, internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Thomas R. Verny sets out to redefine our concept of the mind and consciousness. He brilliantly compiles new research that points to the mind's ties to every part of the body.

The Embodied Mind collects disparate findings in physiology, genetics, and quantum physics in order to illustrate the mounting evidence that somatic cells, not just neural cells, store memory, inform genetic coding, and adapt to environmental changes-all behaviors that contribute to the mind and consciousness.

Verny describes single-celled organisms with no brains demonstrating memory, and points to the remarkable case of a French man who, despite having a brain just a fraction of the typical size, leads a normal life with a family and a job. The Embodied Mind shows how intelligence and consciousness-traits traditionally attributed to the brain alone - also permeate our entire being.

©2021 Thomas R. Verny, MD (P)2021 Tantor

Best book I’ve listened to in a while

Best book in this category. Reminds me of the work of Dan Siegel in someways, but possibly a more palatable exposition to some less interested in mindfulness.