The Biological Basis for Mind Body Interactions

Content: 
Editorial Page
Page iii

Copyright Page
Page iv

List of Contributors
Pages v-vii

Preface
Page ix

Acknowledgements
Page xi

Chapter 1 Minding the mind Original Research Article
Pages 3-8
Emeran Mayer, Clifford B. Saper

Chapter 2 Topography and relationships of mind and brain Original Research Article
Pages 11-22
Brent A. Vogt, Orrin Devinsky

Chapter 3 Protective and damaging effects of stress mediators: central role of the brain Original Research Article
Pages 25-34
Bruce S. McEwen

Chapter 4 Interactions between the immune and neuroendocrine systems Original Research Article
Pages 35-42
Esther M. Sternberg

Chapter 5 Depression really does hurt your heart: stress, depression, and cardiovascular disease Original Research Article
Pages 43-59
Dominique L. Musselman, Charles B. Nemeroff

Chapter 6 Circuits and mechanisms governing hypothalamic responses to stress: a tale of two paradigms Original Research Article
Pages 61-78
P.E. Sawchenko, H.-Y. Li, A. Ericsson

Chapter 7 Long-term behavioral and neuroendocrine adaptations to adverse early experience Original Research Article
Pages 81-103
Charlotte O. Ladd, Rebecca L. Huot, K.V. Thrivikraman, Charles B. Nemeroff, Michael J. Meaney, Paul M. Plotsky

Chapter 8 Neurobiological correlates of defensive behaviors Original Research Article
Pages 105-115
Vaishali P. Bakshi, Steven E. Shelton, Ned H. Kalin

Chapter 9 Effects of perinatal pain and stress Original Research Article
Pages 117-129
K.J.S. Anand

Chapter 10 Early life abuses in the past history of patients with gastrointestinal tract and pelvic floor dysfunctions Original Research Article
Pages 131-155
Ghislain Devroede

Chapter 11 Responses of afferent neurons to the contents of the digestive tract, and their relation to endocrine and immune responses Original Research Article
Pages 159-172
John B. Furness, Nadine Clerc

Chapter 12 The controls of eating: brain meanings of food stimuli Original Research Article
Pages 173-186
Gerard P. Smith

Chapter 13 Effects of nutrients on brain function Original Research Article
Pages 187-194
Timothy J. Maher

Chapter 14 The evolving neurobiology of gut feelings Original Research Article
Pages 195-206
Emeran A. Mayer, Bruce Naliboff, Julie Munakata

Chapter 15 Integration of viscerosomatic sensory input at the spinal level Original Research Article
Pages 209-221
Robert D. Foreman

Chapter 16 The medial pain system, cingulate cortex, and parallel processing of nociceptive information Original Research Article
Pages 223-235
Brent A. Vogt, Robert W. Sikes

Chapter 17 Pain as a visceral sensation Original Research Article
Pages 237-243
Clifford B. Saper

Chapter 18 Pain modulation: expectation, opioid analgesia and virtual pain Original Research Article
Pages 245-253
Howard L. Fields

Chapter 19 Mechanisms of analgesia produced by hypnosis and placebo suggestions Original Research Article
Pages 255-271
Donald D. Price, James J. Barrell

Chapter 20 The role of vagal visceral afferents in the control of nociception Original Research Article
Pages 273-287
W. Jänig, S.G. Khasar, J.D. Levine, E.J.-P. Miao

Chapter 21 Affect, cognition, the immune system and health Original Research Article
Pages 291-308
Margaret E. Kemeny, Tara L. Gruenewald

Chapter 22 Memory networks in the prefrontal cortex Original Research Article
Pages 309-316
Joaquín M. Fuster

Chapter 23 Non-conscious brain processing indexed by psychophysiological measures Original Research Article
Pages 317-332
Daniel Tranel

Chapter 24 Brain mediation of active and passive emotional coping Original Research Article
Pages 333-349
Richard Bandler, Joseph L. Price, Kevin A. Keay

Chapter 25 Specificity in the organization of the autonomic nervous system: a basis for precise neural regulation of homeostatic and protective body functions Original Research Article
Pages 351-367
Wilfrid Jänig, Heinz-Joachim Häbler

Chapter 26 The impact of emotions on the heart Original Research Article
Pages 369-380
Richard L. Verrier, Murray A. Mittleman

Chapter 27 Neural influence on immune responses: underlying suppositions and basic principles of neural-immune signaling Original Research Article
Pages 381-389
David L. Felten

Chapter 28 The cost-effectiveness of mind-body medicine interventions Original Research Article
Pages 393-412
David S. Sobel

Chapter 29 Towards an integrative model of irritable bowel syndrome Original Research Article
Pages 413-423
Bruce D. Naliboff, Lin Chang, Julie Munakata, Emeran A. Mayer

Chapter 30 Bridging the gap between mind and body: do cultural and psychoanalytic concepts of visceral disease have an explanation in contemporary neuroscience? Original Research Article
Pages 425-443
N.W. Read

Chapter 31 Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): epidemiology and implications for research Original Research Article
Pages 445-455
David L. Diehl, David Eisenberg

Chapter 32 Biological mechanisms of acupuncture Original Research Article
Pages 457-477
David J. Mayer

Chapter 33 Intricate tactile sensitivity: a key variable in western integrative bodywork Original Research Article
Pages 479-490
Don Hanlon Johnson

Chapter 34 The science of breathing — the yogic view Original Research Article
Pages 491-505
Rolf Sovik

Chapter 35 Exploring the nature and functions of the mind: a Tibetan Buddhist meditative perspective Original Research Article
Pages 507-515
Lobsang Rapgay, Ven. Lati Rinpoche, Rhonda Jessum

Subject Index
Pages 517-528