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Lachlan Kent preprint
The theory of Mental Gravity explains what it means to be psychologically “down” and how mental downness manifests in various aspects of cognition and behaviour, emotion and personality, the brain, phenomenology, and psychopathology. The theory contends that Mental Gravity is experienced as a simulation of (increased) physical gravity that communicates different mental states associated with...
Michael Parrott preprint
Contemporary leadership development fails to address the internal psychospiritual evolution required for modern complexity. This paper introduces the Atonement framework, a unified approach to leadership that shifts focus from outward tactics to inward developmental processes essential for transformative growth. Using a phenomenological lens grounded in transpersonal development, the framework...
Kennedi Childs, Carter Minnick, Geraldine Martorella et al.
BACKGROUND Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) imposes a significant psychological, physical, and emotional burden on millions of adults in the United States. A challenge in treating CMP is its tendency to become enmeshed with a person's sense of self. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) offer a promising approach to help patients disentangle pain from their sense of self. However, rigorous...
Ramin Bidari preprint
This article presents a conceptual framework at the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy of mind, and spirituality, in which the “present moment” is considered the only point of access to direct experience and truth. Within this perspective, what humans perceive as experience is often a combination of current perception and memory-based reconstructions generated by the brain. Even in...
Claudio Lucchiari, Chiara Esposito, Giuseppe Rocca et al. preprint
Divergent thinking (DT) and convergent thinking (CT) are typically considered the two faces of creativity and are associated to different neuro-functional networks. Previous research underlined that brain stimulation and meditation can modulate the creative process. However, their effect over DT e CT is still not clear. Purpose: The aim of the present study was to explore if and how tDCS and...
Yuhua Yu, Quentin Raffaelli, Delaney Freveletti et al. preprint
Human thoughts often arise unprompted, forming a stream of consciousness. Despite their ubiquity, it remains unknown how the brain supports unprompted thoughts as an integrated experience encompassing diverse content embedded in rich temporal dynamics. Using latent brain state modelling of fMRI data collected while individuals spoke aloud their unprompted thoughts, we identified recurring...
Péter Simor, Miha Likar, Teodóra Vékony et al. preprint
Mind wandering, the experience when attention drifts away from the current task and engages in spontaneous thoughts is generally labeled as a mental liability with a robust negative impact on cognitive performance. Despite its established cognitive costs, the potential benefits of mind wandering remain elusive. Nonetheless, an emerging line of studies suggest that although mind wandering...
Linghui Dong, Hui Li, Kaiyue Han et al. preprint
Abstract Background Accurate differentiation between minimally conscious state (MCS) and unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) is a significant clinical challenge because behavioral assessments are often constrained by patients' motor impairments and fluctuating arousal. Beyond diagnostic classification, clarifying the specific brain network mechanisms that sustain residual consciousness in...
Jonatan Panula, Jussi Alho, Maija Lindgren et al. preprint
Background and hypothesis: Delusions are characteristic of psychotic disorders; however, the brain correlates of delusions remain poorly known. Imaging studies on delusions typically compare images across individuals. Related confounding of inter-individual differences beyond delusions may be avoided by comparing delusional and non-delusional states within individuals.Study design: We studied...
Vaibhav Tripathi, David C Somers preprint
Abstract Alpha- and Beta-frequency oscillatory waves are evident in resting-state electro- and magneto-encephalography (EEG, MEG). Higher peak frequencies for Alpha and Beta are associated with greater cognitive health. Aging slows down the alpha and beta waves which are also affected by mental states, disorders such as ADHD, and sleep deprivation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...