This article proposes conceptual and research design principles to identify the core neurocognitive mechanisms that support minimal self-consciousness and how this might be attenuated via computational explanations of selfless states using two different induction methods-meditation and psychedelics.As a proof-of-concept of the utility of this framework, we examine how selfless states induced by...
Alcohol consumption alters consciousness in ways that make drinking both alluring and hazardous. Recent advances in the study of consciousness using a mind-wandering paradigm permit a rigorous examination of the effects of alcohol on experiential consciousness and metaconsciousness. Fifty-four male social drinkers consumed alcohol (0.82 g/kg) or a placebo beverage and then performed a...