The brain and pain (a qualitative shift in neuroscience): Richard Ambron

Richard Ambroan - professor of pathology, anatomy, and cell biology - in this book refers to the latest developments in neuroscience from new ideas about the neurobiological basis of pain, where he emphasizes that pain is not just a vague sensation of causes, but a genius response to what affects a person, mediated by specific nerve pathways precisely. He also discusses many forms of alternative medicine; such as herbal mixtures or methods of correcting dissonant or conflicting forces within the body, which have achieved some success due to a phenomenon known as the placebo effect, where the patient's pain diminishes if they mistakenly believe that the treatment is real. The author clarifies what Eastern societies follow from different ways to treat pain through meditation, which its practitioners claimed thousands of years ago is a gradual mental training that helps alleviate it, and despite the significant skepticism faced by these claims, recent studies have shown that meditation has a solid basis in neuroscience and that practitioners' ability to voluntarily modify pain provides an important alternative to analgesic drugs in treating chronic pain. This book is a valuable reference for people seeking to understand the available treatment options for them, along with interesting perspectives on the psychology of pain and philosophy.