It has the same type of nervous system as the brain, same neurotransmitters - everything. It is also the seat of the emotions, which is staggering in its implications. This also ties in directly with what Cayce spoke of about the cerebrospinal system and the sympathetic nervous system. In short, our emotions directly influence the physiological processes of life. This implies observing one's behavior.
Emotions are internal behaviors.
In the process, we alter the health of the body. He and Dr. Mein, working with David McMillin, a mental health counselor, and Douglas G. Richards, research director of Meridian, drew this conclusion from their research with patients suffering from psoriasis, migraine headaches, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. They began working together in 1994 after McMillin sent out a call to area professionals interested in researching the concepts from the readings on regenerating the nervous system. They agreed to activate Dr. Mein's then-dormant Meridian Institute as a nonprofit organization geared to formal research. A year later, A.R.E. trustee Rudy Barden offered to donate funds if they would create a research program styled like programs developed at the A.R.E. Clinic in Phoenix.