Abstract Background Recent research suggests that systemic inflammation may contribute to dissociative psychopathology in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. In a cohort of 32 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, this study examined the relationship between peripheral C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and dissociative symptoms, as evaluated by the Dissociative Experiences Scale-II (DES-II)....
The Complexity of Consciousness and Orch OR Orch OR states that phenomena such as the discrete perception of time unfolding, the subjective wholeness of perception, spatio-temporal binding, causal free will [28], mechanisms of anesthesia, and the so-called "hard problem" are explainable aspects of consciousness. It organizes these phenomena within a systematic framework capable of explaining...