The Neuroscience of Being Human
The Neuroscience of The Relaxation Response
Benson's discovery, the physiology of deliberate calm, and the evidence-based techniques that switch the stress alarm off
1,115-word article with 7 Harvard references.
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The relaxation response is not a vague feeling of calm. It is a measurable, reproducible physiological state that directly counteracts the stress response. This fully referenced article explores Herbert Benson's pioneering work, the neural and autonomic mechanisms of deliberate relaxation, and what the evidence says about the techniques that reliably activate it.
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