Mozek, duše a tělo - Neurobiologie psychosomatiky a psychoterapie – Rüegg Johann Caspar (2020)

Scientists have known for quite some time that structural changes in the brain, for example after an injury or in the case of a degenerative disease, affect our behavior. But how do experiences with pain, fear, depression, or childhood traumas influence brain structure? In what way do changes in relationships or the processes of psychotherapy or psychosomatic medicine lead to neuronal restructuring? And how can the brain and psyche affect the health of our body, particularly the function of the heart and circulation, the immune system's ability to defend against infections and malignancies, or the function of endocrine glands? This publication addresses these and similar questions regarding the complex interactions of psychological and bodily processes. The scientifically grounded book, which has already been published in German in its fifth, updated, and expanded edition, begins each topic from truly basic knowledge, making all neurophysiological and biochemical processes and their relationship to behavioral phenomena and psychosomatic disorders easily understandable and comprehensible. The book is dedicated to current psychosomatic areas: chronic pain, the cardiovascular system, psychoendocrinology and stress, the immune system, and the relationship between neuronal plasticity and psychotherapy.