The Conversation

Wed May 1

Brain over body: Hacking the stress system to let your psychology influence your physiology

Written by Vaibhav Diwadkar, Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University

Researchers imagine tapping into your body's reactions to extreme cold to reap psychological benefits.Ratushniak/Shutterstock.com

There are people who show incredible resistance to extremes of temperature. Think of Buddhist monks who can calmly withstand being draped in freezing towels or the so-called “Iceman” Wim Hof, who can remain su...

Brain over body: Hacking the stress system to let your psychology influence your physiology

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