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The three world problem: How to do philosophy of mind without metaphysics

PsyArXiv January 22, 2025 preprint

The three world problem: How to do philosophy of mind without metaphysics

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/qbfrz

A Cognitive Scientist's guide to Machine Consciousness

PsyArXiv January 5, 2025 Stefano Palminteri, Charley M Wu preprint

A Cognitive Scientist's guide to Machine Consciousness

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/s7ptu

We may be close to discovering the Neural Correlates of Consciousness

PsyArXiv January 3, 2025 preprint

There has been a lack of success in locating the neural correlates of consciousness, not just in the complex brains of humans but also in animals with simpler brain structures. This paper considers whether the root of the problem is simply that we have been looking for the wrong thing. In contrast to most theories of the mind and consciousness, the B-Man Stra/Tac model proposes that...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/acjzf

DMT micro-phenomenology

PsyArXiv December 29, 2024 James W. Sanders, Raphaël Millière, Zachary G. Daily et al. 4 citations preprint

DMT reliably induces profound experiences of immersion in other worlds and encounters with seemingly autonomous presences, yet the lived qualities and unfolding of these experiences remain poorly understood. Using micro-phenomenological interviews with twenty-three healthy participants who received DMT during fMRI scanning, this study explores how these experiences arise and develop in...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/2m9d4 DMT Psychedelics Consciousness research Altered states

Healing through the Body: The Potential Role of Daoist Meditation in Psychedelic Therapy

PsyArXiv December 4, 2024 Kenneth Shinozuka, Ben Cox, Leor Roseman 1 citation preprint

Psychedelics are hallucinogenic drugs that have the potential to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other psychiatric conditions. The dominant paradigm in contemporary psychedelic-assisted therapy is non-directive; that is, participants undergo the psychedelic treatment with minimal external guidance from therapists. However, the clinical outcomes of psychedelic therapy could...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/s32pm Psychedelic therapy Psychedelic-assisted therapy Mindfulness Psychedelic healing +12

Killing Yourself the Right Way: Socio-cultural Suicide, Self-Transcendence and Ego-Dissolution as Substitutes for Biological Suicide

PsyArXiv November 16, 2024 preprint

Killing Yourself the Right Way: Socio-cultural Suicide, Self-Transcendence and Ego-Dissolution as Substitutes for Biological Suicide

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/6ugfs

Comparing the Orch OR and B-Man Stra/Tac theories of Consciousness

PsyArXiv November 13, 2024 preprint

Comparing the Orch OR and B-Man Stra/Tac theories of Consciousness

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/dcq4f

The B-Man Stra/Tac model of the Mind and Consciousness

PsyArXiv October 24, 2024 preprint

The B-Man Stra/Tac model is new and comprehensive and intended to replace previous theories of consciousness and the mind. I am confident it is correct, based on the model’s coherence and its explanation of so much of human behaviour. David Chalmers’ idea of the Hard Problem of Consciousness can be considered on two levels, the functional level, why are we conscious, why do we have conscious...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/6j45m

Aesthetic quality of psychedelic experience is linked to greater insight and improved psychological outcomes.

PsyArXiv October 18, 2024 Jake Hooper, Emily L Gyongyosi, Kent E. Hutchison et al. preprint

Objective: The aesthetic qualities of psychedelic experiences have long been documented, but their specific contribution to therapeutic outcomes remains unexplored. This study investigates the role of psychedelic-induced aesthetic experiences in predicting positive psychological outcomes. Methods: Using a cross-sectional naturalistic survey, participants who had recently used classic...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/u9yeg Psychedelic therapy Mental health research Therapeutic outcomes Psychedelic experiences +1

Watching the experience of free will dissolve: The influence of intensive meditation on belief in free will.

PsyArXiv October 18, 2024 preprint

Watching the experience of free will dissolve: The influence of intensive meditation on belief in free will.

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/wx3fy

Psychoneuroimmunology of mindfulness: What works, how does it work, and for whom does it work best?

PsyArXiv October 11, 2024 preprint

Psychoneuroimmunology of mindfulness: What works, how does it work, and for whom does it work best?

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/uq3y8

Exploring Predictors of Lucid Dreaming Skills: Insights from a community-based Study

PsyArXiv October 8, 2024 Felix Sammer, Susanne Haug, Veronika Timpe 1 citation preprint

In a lucid dream one is aware that one is dreaming. However, the degree of awareness andcontrol someone typically possesses in their lucid dreams, summarized as an individual’s luciddreaming skills, varies. Previous research has identified both the frequency of lucid dreamsand age as predictors. In this study, we explored the relationship between lucid dreaming skillsand age, dream recall,...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/b8zf6 Dream recall Lucid experiences Conscious dream frequency Prospective memory +7

Big Bang consciousness: IIT 4.0 and the origin of subjective experience

PsyArXiv October 1, 2024 preprint

Big Bang consciousness: IIT 4.0 and the origin of subjective experience

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/q9zmr

Classification Schemes of Altered States of Consciousness

PsyArXiv September 24, 2024 preprint

In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the conceptual and empirical study of altered states of consciousness (ASCs) induced pharmacologically or otherwise, driven by their potential clinical applications. To draw attention to the rich history of research in this domain, we review prominent classification schemes that have been proposed to introduce systematicity in the scientific...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/pmuqt

In-active inference: contemplative practice as an (auto-)epistemic process

PsyArXiv September 16, 2024 preprint

In-active inference: contemplative practice as an (auto-)epistemic process

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/bdzkw

Progress as a pathway to the peak experience of flow

PsyArXiv June 14, 2024 preprint

Progress as a pathway to the peak experience of flow

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/stbh6

Using eye movement to signal the onset of self-induced out-of-body experiences (OBEs)

PsyArXiv June 10, 2024 preprint

Using eye movement to signal the onset of self-induced out-of-body experiences (OBEs)

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/wzhmq

Phenomenoconnectomics and the Neural Correlates of Altered Consciousness. An interview with Timo Torsten Schmidt

PsyArXiv May 10, 2024 preprint

In this interview, Timo Torsten Schmidt provides details about his efforts to compile a comprehensive database of all psychometric measures gathered from controlled experiments investigating altered states of consciousness (ASCs) induced by pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. He also introduces the paradigm of Phenomenoconnectomics which aims to systematically investigate the...

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/mw9ft