197 papers in the library · 33 citations · publishing 2019-2026
PsyArXiv April 2, 2026 preprint
The Stability-Consciousness Hypothesis: A Model for Scalar Awareness from Primordial Particles to Complex Neural Systems
PsyArXiv March 28, 2026 preprint
Despite being induced by a transient pharmacological exposure, psychedelic experiences can catalyze enduring psychological transformation, presenting a central challenge for understanding the mechanism of action of psychedelic medicines. To address this challenge, the Allostatic Reset Model (ARM) of psychedelic action is proposed, which conceptualizes psychedelic therapeutic effects as a...
PsyArXiv March 26, 2026 Broc A. Pagni, Stephen Ross, Sarah E. Mennenga et al. preprint
Safety and Efficacy of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: Open-Label Extension of a Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial
PsyArXiv March 25, 2026 preprint
The Feasibility and Acceptability of Personalised Smart-Messaging To Enhance Remote Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Recurrent Depression
PsyArXiv March 19, 2026 preprint
Behavioural Markers of Consciousness Shape Moral Status Judgments
PsyArXiv March 18, 2026 preprint
Causal Architecture Discrimination Protocol (CADP): An Experimental Design for Discriminating Organisational and Intrinsic Causal Power Accounts of Consciousness
PsyArXiv March 18, 2026 preprint
Mental agency, phenomenology, and irruption theory: Ingredients for an integrated first- and third-person investigation of free will
PsyArXiv March 17, 2026 preprint
Non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSCs), whether entered via psychedelics, breathwork, hypnosis or other means, show striking therapeutic promise by improving well-being and reducing psychopathology across diverse conditions. While the neuronal dynamics underpinning such therapeutic shifts in consciousness have to some extent been mapped, research has mainly focused on the central nervous...
PsyArXiv March 15, 2026 preprint
Advanced Meditation, Sleep, and Consciousness Science: An Emerging Frontier
PsyArXiv March 11, 2026 Ciara Nealon, Brian Patrick Keane, Donagh Seaver O'Leary et al. preprint
AbstractBackground and Hypothesis: Embodiment refers to the integration of sensory, motor, and cognitive processes that underpin self-experience, agency, and bodily awareness. Psychosis studies have demonstrated disruptions in embodied processes through a diverse series of methodological approaches. The aim of this scoping review was to systematically review the range of methodological...
PsyArXiv March 8, 2026 preprint
Meditation-related psychological adverse effects, challenging, unpleasant, and negative experiences: Toward the safe dissemination and practice of advanced meditation
PsyArXiv February 27, 2026 preprint
Measuring the Content of Visual Hallucinations Induced by Psychedelics and Stroboscopic Light: The Six-Dimensional Visual Hallucination Questionnaire (6D-VHQ)
PsyArXiv February 27, 2026 preprint
The Open Data initiative Altered States Database (ASDB) collects psychometric questionnaire data on the subjective experiences of pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically induced altered states of consciousness. The ASDB is updated annually and can be utilized by both researchers and non-scientists to access information or conduct further analyses. The current update adds data published in...
PsyArXiv February 18, 2026 preprint
‘Felt Sense of Anomaly’-type transdiagnostic dissociative experiences in adolescents: endorsed phenomenology and plausible mechanisms.
PsyArXiv February 8, 2026 preprint
Exploring the Interface of Meditation and Psychedelics: A Qualitative Analysis of Experienced Practitioners’ Perspectives on Psychedelic Preparation
PsyArXiv February 8, 2026 preprint
Recent research shows that young children frequently report non-ordinary experiences, including extra sensory perceptions, out-of-body experiences, and states of self-transcendence, reflecting relational, pre-linguistic, and weakly individualised forms of consciousness. This paper integrates qualitative studies of children’s experiences with contemporary altered states of consciousness (ASC)...
PsyArXiv January 24, 2026 preprint
Consciousness science has generated diverse theoretical frameworks, each offering insights into different aspects of conscious experience. However, this diversity has created a fractured landscape: theories operate at different explanatory levels, and a principled account of how conscious phenomena arise from specific neural computations remains largely absent. This work argues that State Space...
PsyArXiv January 19, 2026 preprint
Form, Substance, Essence: Towards a Phenomenology of Transformation
PsyArXiv January 18, 2026 preprint
The field of consciousness research has reached a somewhat contentious atmosphere. From “adversarial collaborations”, where consciousness theories compete, to open letters where researchers label some theories as pseudoscience, the subject is becoming harder to investigate and results difficult to interpret as there is still a significant aura of mysticism rooted in dualism and its modern...
PsyArXiv January 10, 2026 Jason B. Luoma, Jenna Lejeune, Brian Pilecki et al. preprint
Practical Guidelines for Supportive Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted and MDMA-Assisted Therapy: A Model for Practitioners and Researchers
PsyArXiv December 31, 2025 Sebastian Ehmann, Nikoloz Mosahvili, Angela White et al. preprint
Self-Transcendent Perceptual Dynamics and the Effects of Dispositional Mindfulness on Altered States of Consciousness: A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Study of a Naturalistic Psychedelic Retreat
PsyArXiv December 29, 2025 preprint
Out-of-Body Level of Experience Scale: Construction and First Validation
PsyArXiv December 16, 2025 preprint
A two-week meditation intervention of low or high body-focus does not grant the ability to sense the heart rate at rest
PsyArXiv December 12, 2025 preprint
Despite notable empirical advances, the science of consciousness lacks firm conceptual footing. Competing theories not only disagree on mechanisms but also define consciousness in mutually incompatible ways, and criteria for evaluating theoretical success remain vague. I argue that this situation arises from a lack of pragmatic pressure within the field. Theories are rewarded for offering ever...
PsyArXiv December 9, 2025 preprint
Cognitive-Affective Factors Affecting Mental Health in Young Adults: A Structural Equation Modelling Examination of Mindfulness Facets, Metacognition, Resilience, and Creativity