Neuroscientists have made huge advances in our understanding of the
brain, and yet as scientists learn more, paradoxes arise. How does the
brain--a material substance--relate to and produce nonmaterial thoughts
and emotions? What explains the research showing that non-rational,
unconscious experiencing can sometimes be more accurate than deliberate,
conscious thought? The resolution of these paradoxes has important
implications for all the helping fields, suggesting new approaches to
mind-brain-body change.
By weaving together Eastern traditions (including Yoga, Buddhism, Zen,
and Daoism) and Western science, new understandings previously not
considered emerge. The Dao of Neuroscience is an insightful
introduction to these traditions which sheds new light on the
relationship between the mind and the brain. Dao is an ancient Eastern
method, a Way or Path for exploring and learning. From the Eastern
perspective, everything has its Dao, its Way, even the brain. As we
learn the Dao of neuroscience, we come to understand the brain's most
optimal ways of functioning and how to facilitate its natural processes
toward health, happiness, and fulfillment.