Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
May 26, 2026
Erik Gadotti, Edoardo Casiglia
This article aims to present a model to explain the phenomenology of hypnosis, with particular reference to plastic monoideism and its phenomenology, integrating some of the current scientific theories of consciousness, particularly those of Karl Friston's free energy theory. Experimental studies demonstrate the existence of a close relationship between the individual's representational system...
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
April 18, 2026
Edoardo Casiglia, Erik Gadotti
This paper advances a paleo-psychological reconstruction of the evolution of human consciousness, arguing that the Ego is a relatively recent development in Homo sapiens. For most of human history, individuals are proposed to have functioned without reflective consciousness, initially guided by instinct and later by a symbolic, non-verbal Unconscious. Around 60,000 years ago, a primitive...
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
March 25, 2026
Edoardo Casiglia, Erik Gadotti
This paper is a report anchored in prior experiments and aims to describe consciousness using hypnosis as an application of a methodology drawn from experimental science. Three premises were posited. The first, epistemological in nature, assumes that all reality experienced and created by the individual belongs to an internal representational reality. The second, that hypnosis is capable of...
JMIR Formative Research
January 17, 2025
Silvia Rizzi, Maria Chiara Pavesi, Alessia Moser et al.
BackgroundPregnancy is a complex period characterized by significant transformations. How a woman adapts to these changes can affect her quality of life and psychological well-being. Recently developed digital solutions have assumed a crucial role in supporting the psychological well-being of pregnant women. However, these tools have mainly been developed for women who already present...