Obstinate intolerance, injustice or lies that favor privileged subgroups in today’s civilization depend on the roots of one-dimensional and dyadic paradigms. Certain interpretations and orientations of yoga are affected by this phenomenon. Paradigmatic shifts towards the triadic approach allow highlighting the philosophical richness of yoga and a better understanding of its tripartite...
In this paper I seek to unify enactive and ecological approaches to cognitive science by emphasizing the fact that both approaches view cognitive processes as being inherently temporally extended. My hypothesis is that characterizing the temporal scales in which perception of affordances occur, they can serve different purposes of explanation within the theories. Specifically, the paper brings...
Two important issues of recent discussion in the philosophy of biology and of the cognitive sciences have been the ontological status of living, cognitive agents and whether cognition and action have a normative character per se. In this paper I will explore the following conditional in relation with both the notion of affordance and the idea of the living as self-creation: if we recognize the...
Abstract Psychedelic-assisted therapy is based on the premise that psychedelic substances can act as catalysts or adjuncts to psychotherapeutic processes. Recent clinical trials involving psychedelic-assisted therapy have generally employed a similar three-part structure consisting of preparation, support during the dosing sessions, and subsequent “integration.” However, the content of these...
As interpersonal, racial, social, and international conflicts intensify in the world, it is important to safeguard the mental health of individuals affected by them. According to a Buddhist notion "if you want others to be happy, practice compassion; if you want to be happy, practice compassion," compassion practice is an intervention to cultivate conflict-proof well-being. Here, compassion...
This paper is a practical guide to neurophenomenology. Varela's neurophenomenological research program (NRP) aspires to bridge the gap between, and integrate, first-person (1P) and third-person (3P) approaches to understanding the mind. It does so by suggesting a methodological framework allowing these two irreducible phenomenal domains to relate and reciprocally support the investigation of...
Anabolic-androgenic steroids, inhalants, hallucinogens, dissociative anesthetics and “club drugs” are a heterogeneous group of substances that have considerable potential for misuse and associated morbidity and/or mortality. Steroid use often goes undetected, even by addiction psychiatrists, though significant medical and psychiatric consequences often arise from chronic use. Inhalants, which...
Libro Comunicaciones2020R. Pinilla, Psicologa Clara Rodriguez, Diana Batet et al.
Objetivo: Exponer los potenciales beneficios terapéuticos del uso de ayahuasca, desde la neurofarmacología y la evidencia clínica existente hasta el momento. Material y métodos: Se realizó una revisión de la literatura en las bases de datos pubmed, clinical key y textos de difusión científica. Resultados y conclusiones: Existe literatura acerca del potencial uso terapéutico del ayahuasca en...
Background It has been suggested that the outcome of the psychedelic experience is dependent on set and setting. While scientific research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics is growing, it is clear that in clinical populations an optimal set and setting will not always be attainable. It was aimed to assess under which emotional and environmental circumstances psychedelic users use...