Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 15, 2026
Ramin Bidari
Throughout life, human beings encounter a wide range of thoughts, emotions, memories, social roles, and personal narratives. They can become aware of their fears, observe their thoughts, and even reflect upon their identity and personality. This experience gives rise to a fundamental question: What is it that is aware of all these processes? This article presents a conceptual inquiry situated...
PhilPapers
June 1, 2026
Ramin Bidari
Identity is one of the most fundamental concepts in human experience and plays a central role in how individuals perceive themselves and the world around them. Most psychological and neuroscientific theories regard identity as the outcome of interactions among memory, experience, learning, culture, and brain structures. This article presents an alternative perspective, proposing that identity...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
May 14, 2026
Ramin Bidari
Addiction and obsessive behaviors are commonly interpreted as disorders of the brain’s reward system. However, many dominant models in neuroscience overlook the role of the search for meaning, identity, and existential peace in intensifying these cycles. This article presents an interdisciplinary conceptual framework at the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy of consciousness, and...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
May 1, 2026
Ramin Bidari
This paper introduces the concept of Cognitive Arrest (Brain Stop) as a condition in which the natural flow of awareness becomes interrupted within recorded, repetitive, and conditioned neural patterns. In this state, instead of moving freely in the present moment, awareness becomes trapped in past emotional data, engrams, and anxiety-based loops. Through the selective amplification of...
November 14, 2025
Ramin Bidari
This paper introduces a conceptual framework in which the soul (or pure awareness) interacts with the brain in a tri-layered architecture. The lower brain structures (reptilian and limbic layers) serve as the repository for raw, unreflected experiences from early life. The neocortex reflects and interprets those encoded patterns rather than providing access to them directly. Thus, ordinary...
Ramin Bidari
Consciousness has been one of the most challenging topics in neuroscience, physics, and philosophy. The dominant view in cognitive science and neuroscience suggests that consciousness is a product of brain activity. However, evidence from near-death experiences (NDEs), quantum physics, and information theory indicates that consciousness may be independent of the brain and intrinsically linked...
Ramin Bidari
This article examines a deeply personal experience of doubt toward God—rooted not in denial, but in the inner struggle with conditioned neural patterns, upbringing, and cultural-religious conditioning. The author distinguishes consciousness from mere brain activity, and argues that sincere doubt can serve as a gateway to a more authentic relationship with the divine. God is understood not as an...
Ramin Bidari
preprint
This paper explores the profound relationship between energetic consciousness and the brain, arguing that consciousness is an independent force beyond time and space that utilizes the brain as a tool for experiencing reality. Unlike traditional neuroscientific perspectives that consider the brain as the source of consciousness, this study suggests that consciousness actively alters the brain’s...