Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 1, 2026
Eric de Sena
preprint
This preprint presents a minimal stochastic model of dereification: reducing discursive elaboration while preserving perception and functional self-representation. The model distinguishes perceptual content, self-representation and elaboration, and compares interventions matched for their reduction of elaboration following ambiguous events. The study combines mathematical analysis with...
Frontiers in Psychology
October 1, 2026
Giovanni Caputo
Eye-to-eye gazing under low-level illumination provides a controlled laboratory paradigm for investigating out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and psychological projections. In the present study, a large sample of healthy participants ( N = 398) completed a dyadic gazing task. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) conducted on nine items of the Strange-Face Questionnaire (SFQ) yielded a three-factor...
arXiv Preprint Archive
October 1, 2026
Keith J. Holyoak, Martin M. Monti
preprint
Who or what is conscious? Because subjective experience is directly accessible only in the first person, judgments about consciousness in other entities depend partly on analogy. Historically, such inferences have focused on nonhuman animals, but advances in artificial intelligence have raised the possibility of conscious AI. Here we develop a causal framework for evaluating such evidential...
Cognition
October 1, 2026
Louis Longin, Jurgis Karpus, Nadine Meertens et al.
Artificial systems increasingly behave in ways that resemble humans. But is that sufficient to make us see them as conscious, or as having related mental states? We contrast two broad possibilities. People may rely on a single general principle: the more appropriately an agent responds to its environment, the more conscious it is, whether human or artificial. We call this a functionalist...
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
October 1, 2026
Ricardo S. S. Durães, Zila Elizabeth Pulache Vargas, Ana Cristina Garcia Dias et al.
ABSTRACT Psychosocial distress can exacerbate marital conflict, maladjustment, and mental health vulnerability. This pilot randomized clinical trial examined cognitive‐behavioral couple therapy (CBCT) integrated with mindfulness in low‐income Brazilian couples (per‐capita household income up to one minimum wage). Thirty‐four participants (17 heterosexual couples) were randomized (independent...
Korea Exercise Rehabilitation Welfare Association
September 30, 2026
Do-Hyeok Jang, Sungh-Ho Hwang
This meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of meditation-based interventions on psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients. A total of 25 studies were included after a systematic literature search. Random-effects models were used to calculate pooled effect sizes (Hedges’ g), and meta-regression analyses were conducted to explore the moderating effects of the number of sessions,...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
September 30, 2026
D. Forman Bruce
preprint
Meditation is frequently used to address sleep disturbance, yet contemplative practices can also cultivate wakefulness andsustained attention. Reports of sleep disruption during intensive or advanced practice, together with observations of alteredsleep physiology in experienced meditators, suggest that its effects depend on practice type, length of practice session, timing and individual...
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
September 30, 2026
Marta Bassi, Sabrine Bilel, Giorgia Corli et al.
The novel psychoactive substance (NPS) phenomenon represents a major global problem. Despite the methodical inclusion of new analogues in lists of controlled drugs, new compounds continue to circulate, frequently resulting in fatal intoxications. The emergence of N-isopropyl butylone (NiPB) in 2024, found as an adulterant in methamphetamine-based products, underscores the rapidly evolving...
Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology and Risk Management
September 30, 2026
Soeun Park, Ju-Young Shin
Objective: Dextromethorphan (DXM) is an over-the-counter antitussive with abuse potential.This study evaluated DXM abuse-related reporting disproportionality and age-specific temporal patterns using World Health Organization (WHO) VigiBase.Methods: We conducted a retrospective disproportionality analysis of individual case safety reports from the Region of the Americas reported between October...
Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie: Czasopisma
September 30, 2026
Aleksander Gomola
The article examines selected spatial conceptualizations of inner life and spiritual experience in the writings of Augustine of Hippo, Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Ávila, William Law, and Etty Hillesum. The source material consists of texts representing different periods and traditions of Christian spirituality, while the secondary literature includes both studies in the history of spirituality...