The Embodied Nature of Mental Life and the Role of Body Memory

The time has come to banish the myth that the human mind is just a brain enclosed in a body that uses the body as a vehicle.

Thomas R. Verny guides us through the mysteries of physiology, neuroscience, genetics, and quantum physics; to show that body cells—not just neurons—store memory, influence genetic code, and adapt to environmental changes, all of which contribute to mind and consciousness.

From this principle we can understand, for example, why people who have lost a large part of their brain can continue to function in the world normally; how our decisions can change our genes and those of our descendants; to what extent organ transplants can influence not only the recipients’ bodies, but also their minds, among many other exciting findings.

Body memory helps us understand who we are in relationship to ourselves, our loved ones, and the universe while encouraging us to take responsibility for our own actions.

“The human mind is more than the brain, even more than the body. In this fascinating book, our guide takes us on a journey through the embodied nature of mental life, drawing on cutting-edge science to reveal how the body responds to experience and incorporates it into its structure and functions,” says Mitchell Liester, Doctor of Medicine, associate clinical professor and liaison psychiatrist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

The book addresses topics such as that personality traits or temperament can be genetically correlated with other traits such as body shape and that this is a complex ecosystem in which, if even the smallest part changes, everything changes, like the proverbial domino effect.

Basically, we unconsciously adjust our lives to everything that happens inside and outside our body. It’s wonderful that the body can do that itself, without even having to think about it as individuals.

Cartagena, a city open to the world* AuthorAlfonso Múnera- Cartagena Port Society Stamp

Cartagena, a city open to the world

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It is a fact that the history of Cartagena goes hand in hand with its role as a port. During the Colony, it was considered the ‘key to the Indies’, a center of commerce and one of the most important possessions of the Spanish Empire. After the Wars of Independence, the difficulties in restarting its economic activities translated into delays that have impacted the development of the city, as well as different events in different historical moments that have marked the opportunities, present and future of Cartagena. It is time to recognize the great work that Alfonso Múnera has developed over a lifetime as a historian, which allows for a timely document for the interpretation of the city.

A king’s body* Author Walter Mosley- RBA Stamp

A king’s body

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Private detective Joe King Oliver receives an unpleasant assignment that he cannot refuse.

Millionaire Roger Ferris, a close friend of his grandmother, asks him to help a man accused of several serious crimes that he might not have committed.

The big problem is that this man is Alfred Xavier Quiller, a despicable but extremely intelligent being, who has worked for the government and who defends
the superiority of the white man over women and other cultures. Such a shady case can only get complicated, and King Oliver soon realizes that getting closer to the truth can be very dangerous, even for his loved ones.

Milei ‘All the answers to the questions it raises’* Author José Benegas – Deusto Label

Milei ‘All the answers to the questions it raises’

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An ideological x-ray of the Argentine president, whom he describes as another “authoritarian prophet” who follows in the footsteps of former US president Donald Trump. For the author, Milei’s project is a “scam”, of ideological distortion, which poses a risk to democracy. The book focuses on the loss of the “rationality of words” of the “prophetic court” project of the Argentine president, the libertarian Javier Milei, which begins with the Republican Trump (2017-2021). “The rationality of words disappears; That is why analyzing it is so difficult for us.”

Colombian Foreign Trade* Authors Danilo Torres and others – Alphaeditorial Label

The book presents the main theories of international trade, the developments related to economic geography and technological change; as well as other alternative visions. In addition, a historical analysis and institutional framework of international trade is made from the 19th century to the present, for which key concepts and some instruments of trade policy are introduced, and ends with the description of the export basket, diversification features and cases of industrial innovation.

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2024-01-27 11:22:43
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