In Philosophy of Psychedelics, Letheby provides a convincing basis for the idea that psychedelics primarily derive their therapeutic potential through mediating favourable changes to self-related belief systems. In this commentary, we take a closer look at the role that contextual factors (‘set’ and ‘setting’) play in Letheby’s two-factor account of psychedelic therapy. While Letheby...
Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of the Faradarmani Consciousness Field (CF) maintains that beyond matter and energy, there are Taheri Consciousness Fields (TCFs) that can be accessed through the connection of the consciousness of the subject of study to the Cosmic Consciousness Network (CCN). This causes an optimization in a subject’s structure and function. Apart from the fact that most...
Faradarmani and Psymentology are two Iranian complementary medicines of applying Taheri Consciousness Fields (TCFs) in order to treat disturbances of human existential dimensions, founded and introduced by Mohammad Ali Taheri. In these methods, the relation between the partial and Whole (Cosmic) Intelligence, and consequently, the scan of the system under the study, is performed for repair,...
Everyday cognitive functioning is characterized by constant alternations between different modes of information processing, driven by constant fluctuations in environmental demands. At the neural level, this is realized through corresponding dynamic shifts in functional activation and network connectivity. A distinction is often made between resting and task processing and between task-negative...
-enantiomer, intranasal esketamine, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Initial studies found that a single subanesthetic-dose IV ketamine infusion rapidly (within one day) improved depressive symptoms in individuals with MDD and bipolar depression, with antidepressant effects lasting three to seven days. In 2019, esketamine received FDA approval as an adjunctive treatment for...
Respect for nature is an initial condition to strengthen our relationship with it. When this is done, our metaphysical perception changes, as well as our moral attitude: we see ourselves as co-dependent with the process of life. This, in turn, results in the discovery of the same intelligence acting in the environment and within us. This perspective can be called onto-ethical, as it transforms...
Currently, the assessment of the neurobehavioral consequences of repeated cannabis use is restricted to studies in which brain function of chronic cannabis users is compared to that of non-cannabis using controls. The assumption of such studies is that changes in brain function of chronic users are caused by repeated and prolonged exposure to acute cannabis intoxication. However, differences in...
Abstract Our thoughts depend on knowledge about objects, people, properties, and events. In order to think about where we left our keys, what we are going to make for dinner, when we last fed the dogs, and how we are going to survive our next visit with our family, we need to know something about locations, keys, cooking, dogs, survival, families, and so on. Researchers have sought to explain...
The exact mechanism behind general anesthesia remains an open question in neuroscience. It has been proposed that anesthetics selectively prevent consciousness and memory via acting on microtubules (MTs). It is known that the magnetic field modulates MT organization. A recent study shows that a radical pair model can explain the isotope effect in xenon-induced anesthesia and predicts magnetic...
BJPsych OpenApril 11, 2022E. Vissia, A. Lawrence, S. Chalavi et al.
Background Memory function is at the core of the psychopathology of dissociative identity disorder (DID), but little is known about its psychobiological correlates. Aims This study aims to investigate whether memory function in DID differs between dissociative identity states Method Behavioural data and neural activation patterns were assessed in 92 sessions during an n-back working memory...