Neuroscientist diagnosed with terminal cancer contemplates mind-body connection in health

David J. Linden, who is a neuroscience professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2021 and told he had just 6 to 18 months to live.

Five year later, he's still here, and he's still thinking about how his own mind is contemplating the end of his life and how the mind-body connection influences the immune system, health, and well-being. He's working on a new book that will be published in 2027.

Here & Now's Scott Tong spoke with Linden back in 2022, shortly after his diagnosis, and they talk again about what it's like to have more time than he first expected.