If brain is anatomy and mental events physiology, is ´psycho-somatic´ a valid concept?

Paul Stephens @Paul_Stephens6

09 September 2015 1 3K Report

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No reply yet, so I hope this answer to my own question stirs up a debate.

If mental function is biological, then the concept of psycho-somatic is an oxymoron.

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