Mind-body interactions
The self
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A stable sense of self is rooted in the lungs, heart and gut
Exciting new research findings are validating ancient folk beliefs that root the sense of self deep in the body’s organs
by Alessandro Monti
Thinking and intelligence
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Hula hooping is not mindless, it is bodily problem solving
There are surprising similarities in the way mathematicians do their work and the way hoop dancers devise new tricks
by Elina Vessonen
Dance
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Lockdown dancing is both a solo conversation and a mass grieving
As both Martha Graham and Hannah Arendt knew, being alone – in dance or in conversation – is a way to explore connection
by Dana Naomy Mills
Mind-body interactions
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Can a perfectionist personality put you at risk of migraines?
The hunt for a ‘migraine personality’ dates back over a hundred years and still it goes on. Why is the idea so alluring?
by Shayla Love
Psychosis and schizophrenia
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Rubber hand illusions shed new light on our bodily sense of self
Testing the illusions on those who have entered altered states offers clues about the experience of being in control
by Shayla Love
Neuroscience
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I saw my baby as a river flowing through me, and gave birth
Daoist wisdom and fMRI data show that mental images alter our bodies, from easing childbirth to enhancing sports performance
by Anna Hennessey