Psychology, Consciousness and ASCs
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
|---|---|
| Topics | Altered states of consciousness |
| Keywords | Consciousness Cognitive science Psychoanalysis Cognitive psychology |
| Key findings | Argues that traditional psychology faces three unresolved problems in consciousness studies: definitional disagreement, the hard problem of neural-subjective linkage, and insufficient systematic study of altered states of consciousness. |
Abstract
AbstractThis is a brief review of consciousness studies in ‘traditional psychology’. My discussion focuses on three specific problems in consciousness studies: first, a lack of agreement on a definition of consciousness; second, the so-called ‘hard problem’ of trying to connect neurological patterning in the brain with lived experience; third, in relation to my own research focus, traditional psychology lacks a robust systematic study of ASCs. I discuss some approaches to the study of consciousness, including Physicalism, cognitive models and consciousness as phenomenal. I also look at some developments in neuroscience.