Ultimately, doctors might be able to treat intractable diseases by changing how a person consciously perceives his or her body. “Several spiritual and alternative health groups have been convinced for a long time of the mind-body connection and its two-way-ness. I think this corroborates their conviction,” says University of Oxford physiotherapist and study co-author Lorimer Moseley. But, he adds, “we need experiments galore to see if this is anything more than fancy.”
Note: This article was originally printed with the title, "Perception of Self".
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Add CommentA very good article, to start with. I'm wondering... if this could be used an something like a distraction... akin to a colorful band tied on the hand of a young kid, so that his attention could be diverted there, while the doctor immunizes them. But, could this used in a more drastic condition, like in a major operation, as a substitute for anesthesia?
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