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Jason A Ford

2 papers in the library · 19 citations · publishing 2011-2026

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The symphony of consciousness and the minimal experience of self

Philosophy and the Mind Sciences February 11, 2026 Jeffrey Yoshimi, Jason A Ford

We describe a form of structuralism that focuses on the mereological parts of conscious states, drawing on the metaphor of a symphony where the removal or alteration of any contributor affects the whole in a holistic but determinate way. This variational method is applied to what we call the "minimal experience of self", a composite encompassing (1) a feeling of agency, (2) a feeling of...

Correlates of Salvia divinorum use in a national sample: findings from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Addictive behaviors November 1, 2011 Jason A Ford, William C Watkins, Lindsey Blumenstein 19 citations

Salvia, a hallucinogenic plant legally available in most of the United States, has become a widely discussed drug in the media. The extant research on Salvia use relies on non-probability samples and studies of college students. There is a clear need for research that identifies the correlates of Salvia use using data from a large sample that is nationally representative. The current study...