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Qigong is an ancient Chinese tradition aimed at cultivating and circulating qi and thereby maintaining and restoring health and well-being. Qi can be seen as life energy that must be circulated in order for an individual to remain healthy. Practice of qigong involves techniques that emphasize movement, meditation, and visualization, ...

Learning and memory are processes that are mutually dependent on each other. Memories are learned, and cumulative learning requires memory. Cognitive behavior therapy contains learning that involves synaptic changes in brain structures that are used in memory formation and recall. Clinical evidence has proven its effectiveness for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) refer to the experience of perceiving one’s phenomenal centre of consciousness to be in spatially remote location from one’s physical body. Research has provided evidence that OBEs constitute a disruption in the processing of one’s body image, and the reporting of OBEs has been linked with impaired ...

Is cancer risk associated with anger control and negative affect? Findings from a prospective cohort study. Negative emotional states have an effect on immunological and hormonal responses, ultimately influencing carcinogenic processes. Although, results suggest anger control and negative affect have a very small role in the risk of prostate, colorectal, and ...

Music therapy has been proven beneficial for pain control, anxiety reduction, stress, anger and agitation, and improving mood states. Patients with dementia that underwent music therapy displayed greater improvement in the severity of symptoms. International Journal of Neuroscience 2009 Vol. 119(4) pp. 471-481 Choi et al.