Ellen Langer is a psychologist at Harvard who studies the mind-body connection. She’s published some of the most remarkable scientific findings Steve has ever encountered. Can we really improve our physical health by changing our mind?

SOURCE:Ellen Langer • , professor of psychology at Harvard University.

RESOURCES:Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing), • by Sal Khan (2024). • " F.D.A.’s Review of MDMA Cites Health Risks and Study Flaws • ," by Andrew Jacobs and Christina Jewett ( The New York Times, • 2024). The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, • by Ellen Langer (2023). • " Physical Healing as a Function of Perceived Time • ," by Peter Aungle and Ellen Langer ( Nature: Scientific Reports, • 2023). • " Aging as a Mindset: A Study Protocol to Rejuvenate Older Adults With a Counterclockwise Psychological Intervention • ," by Francesco Pagnini, Cesare Cavalera, Ellen Langer, et al. ( BMJ Open, • 2019). Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility, • by Ellen Langer (2009). • " Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect • ," by Alia Crum and Ellen Langer (2007). • " The Effects of Choice and Enhanced Personal Responsibility for the Aged: A Field Experiment in an Institutional Setting • ," by Ellen Langer and Judith Rodin ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, • 1976).

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