Neurotechnologies

Altered states of consciousness have long been used in transpersonal psychotherapy. While traditional techniques like holotropic breathwork exist, neurotechnology offers an alternative method both for inducing such states and for measuring the level of a state of consciousness. This chapter reviews fundamental concepts of neurotechnology and the technologies that can induce and measure altered states for transpersonal psychotherapy.

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Abstract

For decades, altered states of consciousness have been used as a form ofpsychotherapy in transpersonal psychology. Although there are well-known techniquesfor inducing altered states of consciousness, such as holotropic breathwork,neurotechnology provides an alternative method for not only generating these states fortranspersonal therapy but also for measuring the level of a state of consciousness. Thegoal of this chapter is to provide a review of the fundamental concepts ofneurotechnology as well as the technologies that can be used to induce and measurealtered states of consciousness for transpersonal psychotherapy.