Feminists employing the concept of the bodily imaginary, influenced by the work of Irigaray (discussed above), stress that the awareness we have of our bodies is not a neutral or purely cognitive one.
Uncertainty about the harmfulness of bodily sensations typically influences the individually perceived symptom burden [22].
Also, it can give an indication as to what extent psychological processes of self awareness and goal setting influence not only cognition, emotions, or behavior, as has been extensively studied, but also extend to influence bodily processes.
But a growing awareness that the mind could influence bodily functions was giving rise to debates about the nature of the unconscious mind.
On another day, in another market, Aun Koh, a young Singaporean photographer, explained to me the Chinese belief that the primary forces influencing bodily health are heat and coolness.
It should be noted, however, that Leibniz did think that there was a sense in which one could say that mental events influence bodily events, and vice-versa.
Technical factors, such as the specific imaging protocol used, the use of appropriate contrast or patient bodily habitus may influence the radiologist's ability to identify abnormalities or to correctly interpret them [20].
Extant accounts of embodied phenomena point to the possibility of a bi-directional relationship between mind and body [27] [29], such that just as mental events influence bodily states, so too bodily states impact mental events.
In the interviews with qigong group members, emergent themes related to qigong as a method that improved bodily experiences and influenced daily activities.
This shows that subjective measures might not be reliable in the context of presence research (especially because the involvement in a VE requires low cognitive control) and that brain stimulation can lead to a change in bodily reactions without influencing subjective reports.
