LIVE: August 29, 2022
SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Thomas R. Verny
A breakthrough book that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection and reveal the mind’s relationship with our bodies. Is the mind within the brain? Dr. Thomas Verny says this is a very limiting belief. Let’s dive in!
So, we understand the workings of the human body well enough, right? Muscles interact with bones to move us, as the heart responds to hormones secreted by the brain, all the way down to the inner workings of every cell. No one component can work alone. In light of this, why is it 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 from many fields of science 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 conscious mind. Cellular memory, Verny shows, is a very well-documented scientific fact that will expand the audience’s understanding of memory as a whole!
DR. THOMAS VERNY
Dr. Thomas R. Verny is a clinical psychiatrist and the author of eight books, including The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, which was published in 27 countries and 47 scientific papers. He has previously taught at Harvard University, the University of Toronto, York University (Toronto), and St. Mary’s University Dr. Verny is a member of the Ontario Review Board and Associate Editor of the Journal of the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health.
