Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 26, 2026
Omar Magdy Mohamed Abdulqadir
preprint
This study examines whether large language models (LLMs) display indicators associated with scientific theories of consciousness, and how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude differ in metacognitive caution, reasoning, theory of mind, and the distinction between simulation and subjective experience. A descriptive comparative method was used. Fifteen standardized questions were presented to three major...
Psychological Reports
October 24, 2026
Radiah Maria Belak, Nicholas J. Moberly
Death anxiety may operate as a transdiagnostic process underlying anxiety and depressive symptoms. This study used the Death-Implicit Association Task (D-IAT) to index implicit self-death associations (ISDA) and evaluated a brief mindfulness intervention using a concurrent multiple-baseline design with maintenance across four students with prior anxiety/depressive diagnoses. Across 20 daily...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
October 24, 2026
Arya Bose
The Bhagavad Gītā offers profound philosophical and psychological insights into the nature of the human mind and the means of attaining mental stability. Among its essential teachings, Abhyāsa (consistent practice) and Vairāgya (detachment) occupy a central position in the discipline of mind control. This study examines the significance of these two complementary principles in mastering the...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 24, 2026
Rakesh Chandola
preprint
Background: The philosophy of medicine has undergone a profound paradigm shift over millennia. In ancient India, health was conceptualized through a holistic framework where the mind (Manas), body (Sharira), and spirit (Atman) were viewed as an indivisible continuum. Conversely, Western modern medicine historically embraced Cartesian dualism rigidly separating physical pathology from...
The Oxford Handbook of Christian Homiletics
October 23, 2026
E Trey Clark
Abstract: Contemplative preaching has been practiced throughout the history of the Christian church in various ways, yet the theorization of it is relatively new. This chapter explores contemplative preaching in historical and theological perspective. First, a survey of scholarly attempts to define contemplative preaching is offered. Building on the work of others, the author proposes the...
October 23, 2026
Jung-tzu Chang, Zai‐Fu Yao
preprint
While digital health platforms increasingly deliver guided mindful breathing interventions via audio, the specific acoustic properties of the guidance are fundamentally ignored as potential active ingredients. This within-subject study implemented an unprecedented high-density experimental design to investigate how distinct, computationally engineered acoustic features (e.g., pitch,...
Figshare
October 23, 2026
Stephan Ludewig
preprint
Contemporary philosophy of mind and computer science frequently conflate intelligence with consciousness. When assessing the possibility of artificial consciousness, the computationalist paradigm assumes that sufficient architectural complexity and informational integration will give rise to subjective experience. This paper challenges this view by looking back to 19th-century post-Kantian...
October 22, 2026
Michael Huang, Jessica Wang, Cindy Hutnik et al.
UNSTRUCTURED Introduction This qualitative study aims to explore the perspectives of glaucoma patients as well as their physicians and ophthalmic nurses on the acceptability and feasibility of a proposed virtual intervention where glaucoma patients are taught breathing exercises and meditation in order to improve their quality of life. Using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to guide data...
BMC Psychology
October 22, 2026
Juan Gu, YaKe Yue, Tong Mengjie et al.
Abstract Background Virtual reality (VR)-based meditative and mind-body interventions may support psychological health in middle-aged and older adults, but evidence across psychological, well-being, and pain-related outcomes remains fragmented. This review evaluated their effects in these populations. Methods Eight bibliographic databases were searched from inception and rerun with the refined...
Routledge eBooks
October 22, 2026
David Jacques
Chapter 5 concerns how the brain works in a search for hints on how and why aesthetic feelings exist. This can be through evolutionary theory, which leads to the Basic Emotions Theory, nowadays discredited. More recently, neuroscience, which concerns the layout of brain regions and neural connections between them, has contributed much. Alpha and Theta waves are linked to meditation, Flow...