Here’s a collection of fascinating papers all pointing towards the cutting
edge—the body/mind interface, Stress. The Immune System and Psychiatry edited by
Brian E. Leonard and Klara Miller (John Wiley, £40, ISBN 0 471 95258 3),
could reductionism be getting its comeuppance from this concept that “proves”
how vital mental events are—despite their intrinsic subjectivity and
elusiveness? What an exciting possibility.
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