“Mind” is not limited to our brain or our body

 What is the mind? Where does it reside? How does it interact with the physical world? These are some of the questions that have fascinated philosophers, scientists, and ordinary people for centuries.

The traditional view is that the mind is a product of the brain, and that mental experiences are confined to the skull and the body. However, this view is increasingly challenged by new evidence and perspectives that suggest that the mind is more than the brain, and that it can extend beyond the body and into the environment.

One of the proponents of this view is Dan Siegel, a professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine and the author of Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human.

He defines the mind as “the emergent self-organizing process, both embodied and relational, that regulates energy and information flow within and among us.”...<<<Read More>>>...