According to Rossi, the process by which thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and emotions are converted by the brain is called:
a. mind-body connection
b. biochemical processes
c. mind modulation
d. parasympathetic processes
C
Mind modulation is the process by which thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and feelings are converted by the brain into neurohormonal messenger molecules. This concept helps explain how the mind can modulate and influence biochemical functions throughout the rest of the body, and the path through which thoughts and emotions can positively or adversely affect a person's body systems.
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