How Changing Your Mind Can Physically Alter Your Brain

About this episode

Dr. Michael Egnor interviews Dr. Lee Warren about how changing thoughts can physically alter the brain's structure.

Is it possible to personally alter the physical structure of your brain? Today’s episode of ID The Future comes to us from our sister podcast Mind Matters News. Host Dr. Michael Egnor sits down with fellow neurosurgeon and author Dr. Lee Warren to discuss his book The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. Dr. Warren shares how his medical training and Christian faith collided after the tragic loss of his son. The experience helped him realize that the mind is more than just brain activity. Dr. Warren unpacks the main thrust of his book, describing self-brain surgery as the intentional practice of choosing different thoughts to physically change the brain’s structure and improve overall health. Dr. Warren has observed the effects of such self-driven change in real-time brain scans, which deliver positive results like reducing the body’s stress response and promoting healing. Source

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michael Egnor

Guest: Dr. Lee Warren

Topics covered

• neuroscience
• self-brain surgery
• mental health
• Christian faith
• personal development

Keywords

• brain structure
• self-brain surgery
• mental health
• neuroscience
• thoughts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery

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