Is the Mind-Body Connection Scientific?

Neuroscientists Richard Davidson and Amishi Jha and clinical mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn discuss the science behind the mind-body connection.
An excerpt from "Becoming Conscious: The Science of Mindfulness" featuring Steve Paulson, Richard Davidson, Jon Kabat-Zinn & Amishi Jha.
The New York Academy of Sciences
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

[@alfredabarrios]

If you are wondering if there is an explanation for how the mind-body connection is made, you will find the answer given by Ivan Pavlov. It is through a process of higher-order conditioning where words and thoughts come to be conditioned stimuli capable of evoking the responses they have been associated with. This is how the thought of biting into a very sour and tart lemon can evoke the salivary response.

[@hanavaughan6956]

agreed

[@genarotelestaii5411]

I think it will depend on the primary intention or agenda of the government as to how such research will be affected. Because the implications of mind influencing body are quite great and could potentially lead to a massive revolution in how we perceive, engineer and apply the mind toward greater human well being and development. It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out.

[@macewan]

How with President Obama's announcement today affect this research? I'm referring to the NYT's article: Obama Seeking to Boost Study of Human Brain. Thank you.