Psychology, Consciousness and ASCs
Eileen Sheppard
Study at a glance
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.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on altered states of consciousness, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Subjective Effects of Psychedelics Are Necessary for Their Enduring Therapeutic Effects. | 2020 | Review | |
| Psychobiology of Altered States of Consciousness. | 2005 | Review | |
| Intrinsic Brain Activity in Altered States of Consciousness | 2008 | Review | |
| Dynamic functional connectivity and brain metastability during altered states of consciousness | 2017 | Review | |
| A default mode of brain function in altered states of consciousness. | 2013 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cites 21
- Consciousness, accessibility, and the mesh between psychology and neuroscience. Behavioral and Brain Sciences December 1, 2007
- Altered States of Consciousness Archives of General Psychiatry September 1, 1966
- The Neural Correlates of Consciousness Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences March 1, 2008
- Psilocybin acutely alters the functional connectivity of the claustrum with brain networks that support perception, memory, and attention. Neuroimage September 1, 2020
- The myth of cognitive agency: subpersonal thinking as a cyclically recurring loss of mental autonomy. Frontiers in Psychology 2013
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