Mind over Matter: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Implications for Materialism

Episode 276 November 26, 2008 00:16:57
Mind over Matter: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Implications for Materialism
Intelligent Design the Future
Mind over Matter: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Implications for Materialism

Nov 26 2008 | 00:16:57

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Show Notes

On this episode of ID the Future, UCLA psychiatrist Jeffrey Schwartz shares with Casey Luskin about his research on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). What does neuroscience tell us about the relationship between the mind and the brain? Schwartz explains in his book, The Mind and the Brain, that patients treated for OCD actually had the power to change the neural pathways in their brains by the power of their minds. What does this mean for materialism in medicine? Listen in and discover the real-world implications in this debate.

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