Mental Foraging and the Evolution of Memory (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Malbon Press, 2026
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Paperback. The mind did not evolve to think. It evolved to forage.Knowing this, what if hypnosis isn't something strange or rare - but something your brain already knows how to do?In Mental Foraging and the Evolution of Memory, clinical hypnotist James M. Harrison argues that long before hypnosis was an idea about the workings of the unconscious mind, nervous systems had already evolved the ability to mentally forage - pausing to simulate, rehearse, and test possibilities before acting. This capacity became foundational to human imagination, memory, and adaptive behavior.Drawing from modern neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and the history of medicine, Harrison shows how clinical hypnosis works directly with this evolved ability - standing apart from metaphysical or "altered state" explanations, and offering instead a biologically grounded method for guiding attention, perception, and behavior change.What readers will find inside: a new evolutionary framework for understanding memory, imagination, and healing; the neuroscience behind why hypnosis works, explained without mysticism; how predictive processing and interoception underlie clinical change; and a model clinicians can immediately integrate into practice.Blending accessible science with creative narrative, Mental Foraging and the Evolution of Memory locates the roots of healing not in trance or suggestion - but in something far older: a nervous system that learned, long ago, to forage through its own past before stepping into its next moment.For clinicians, researchers, and curious minds ready to see hypnosis - and the brain itself - in an entirely new light. Memory did not evolve to record the past but to regulate the body's future. For clinicians, researchers, and curious minds ready to understand hypnosis-and the brain itself-Mental Foraging will help you see things in an entirely new light. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Mental Foraging and the Evolution of Memory (Paperback)
- Author
- James M. Harrison
- Publisher
- Malbon Press
- Publication year
- 2026
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- new
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- Paperback
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- English
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- 9798995391203
The mind did not evolve to think. It evolved to forage.
Knowing this, what if hypnosis isn't something strange or rare—but something your brain already knows how to do?
In Mental Foraging and the Evolution of Memory, clinical hypnotist James M. Harrison argues that long before hypnosis was an idea about the workings of the unconscious mind, nervous systems had already evolved the ability to mentally forage. Pausing to simulate, rehearse, and test possibilities before acting, this capacity became foundational to human imagination, memory, and adaptive behavior. Drawing from modern neuroscience, psychology, and the history of medicine, the book shows how clinical hypnosis works directly with this evolved ability—standing apart from metaphysical or "altered state" explanations, and offering instead a biologically grounded method for guiding attention, perception, and behavior change. Blending accessible science with creative narrative, Harrison presents a new framework for understanding healing and learning—one that locates the roots of healing not in trance, suggestion, or altered states—but in something far older: a nervous system that learned, long ago, to forage through its own past before stepping into its next moment.
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