#94: Theatre of the Mind - Psychoneuroimmunology, Installment #2 [25:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (281)

Dynamics Between Psyche, Nerves, Endocrine System and Immune System.

Hear this report: Placebo Response Receiving New Attention and the Respect it Deserves.

Weblinks:

• Original story at Clinical Neurology News
• Stimulate the nucleus accumbens in the midbrain and stimulate the immune system.

Citation (other): Harnessing the Power of the Placebo Effect and Renaming It “Remembered Wellness.” Herbert Benson, M.D, Richard Friedman, Ph.D Annual Review of Medicine, February 1996, Vol. 47, Pages 193-199

Next week’s show: It’s our second installment of Neoplasia News– Oncology For Neurology. We’ll report on a number of important ‘neoplasia news’ items related to gliomas, and we’ll even ‘hop on’ some recent research findings from a frog molecule which may be a treatment for brain tumors.

 

 #74 - Theater of the Mind: Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) [34:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (688)

Installment #1 of Theater of the Mind: Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) — The dynamics between the psyche, nerves, endocrine system and immune system (different channels communicating in the same network, with the same or similar languages). The nerves lead directly to the tissues and cells of the immune system, and the immune system can actually be trained by the nervous system.

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• Hormonal Changes in Chronic Stress Can Cause Brain to Rewire.
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And last but not least: Beef Bones, Belly Rubs Pass Now (an FDA-approved drug to help your dog with separation anxiety).

Weblinks:

• www.pnirs.org - The Psychoimmunology Research Society (conferences, training, journal).
• www.med.umich.edu/1libr/wha/wha_ptsd_bha.htm - University of Michigan Health System website with outline and descriptions for PNI-related treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.