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A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

So long as the body is affected through the mind, no audacious device, even of the most manifestly dishonest character, can fail of producing occasional good to those who yield it an implicit or even a partial faith.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Lecture (1842), “Homœopathy and Its Kindred Delusions,” Boston Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #homeopathy #medicine #body #holistic #holism #mind #placebo #suggestibility

I have a #neurodiverse habit of #chewing the inside of my cheek. Been consciously trying to break it since it has worsened.

Last night while taking an #edible for pain, I decided to try the #konmari approach. I gave the habit my thanks for diligently trying to help me stay safe and aware. I told it that it had done its work and could retire now.

It hasn't worked like magic, but I am chewing less. I haven't needed to refocus it with a stick of gum yet. #suggestibility

#ESRC PhD #Studentship for October 2023 entry on #Suggestibility and False #Memory Formation in Psychopathology
Supervisors: Prof Kimberley Wade (Warwick) & Dr Robert Nash (Aston) and Assoc Prof Laura Jobson (Monash University). Based at Warwick University, open to international students. Funding for 3 years. Covers fees, a stipend (£17,668 in 2022/23), and support for training/research. Details at MGS ESRC DTP website (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/mgsdtp/collaborativeandjoint/#joint).

Apply by 27 February, 2023,