Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 15, 2026
Gangbei Niu
preprint
Chalmers's philosophical zombie argument relies centrally on the claimed transparency of phenomenal concepts: the thinker can directly grasp the essence of conscious experience and thereby judge that a physically identical being without experience is ideally conceivable, which is then taken to support metaphysical possibility and anti-physicalism. This paper argues that this reliance generates...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 15, 2026
Touraj Banirostam
preprint
This preprint introduces Mind Concepts, a conceptual mapping project that examines key ideas in philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. Its central aim is to clarify how closely related concepts differ, how they connect, and why these distinctions matter for understanding both human cognition and artificial systems. Using an analytical conceptual mapping approach,...
Research Square
October 14, 2026
Lucy B G Tan, Gabrielle Liamzon, Kaethe del Mundo et al.
preprint
Abstract Objective Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly used to support wellbeing across diverse populations, yet their sound implementation depends on adequately training the facilitators who deliver them, particularly in contexts with a limited mental health workforce. Method This study evaluated a one-day, train-the-trainer adaptation of “Taming the Adolescent Mind” (TAM), a...
Open Book Publishers
October 14, 2026
T. Brandt
The 21st century has seen a growing interest in the microbial world and its influence on human behaviour and cognition, particularly in debates on embodied and extended cognition and the emerging concept of the ‘holobiont mind.’ Through an analysis of M. R. Carey’s The Girl with All the Gifts, David Walton’s The Genius Plague, Tade Thompson’s The Wormwood Trilogy, and Premee Mohamed’s The...
arXiv Preprint Archive
October 14, 2026
Riku Ihalainen, Victor Oswald, Gulshan Kumar et al.
preprint
Awakening is reported across contemplative traditions yet remains poorly defined in science, where it is often conflated with transient states induced by meditation or psychedelics, obscuring its significance for theories of consciousness and cognitive architecture. We treat awakening as a functional construct capturing convergence across Hindu and Buddhist sources, phenomenological and...
International Journal of Social Sciences Language and Education
October 13, 2026
Rahma Yurliani, Rahmi Putri Rangkuti, Indri Kemala Nasution et al.
This study examines how internal dialogue functions as intrapersonal communication, how mindful awareness supports emotional regulation, and how deliberate self-communication can contribute to psychological calm. A non-empirical conceptual design was employed by synthesizing theoretical propositions and empirical findings concerning self-talk, inner speech, mindfulness, self-compassion,...
Tanzil Jurnal Studi Al-Quran
October 13, 2026
Wildanul Kholis Alhadi, Ikhwan Arfa' Bimantoro, Winka Ghazi Nafi et al.
The increasing prevalence of anxiety and psychological distress in the post-pandemic era has intensified interest in spiritual and religious sources of mental tranquility. Although previous studies have discussed the psychological and spiritual benefits of dhikr, the relationship between the Qur’anic concept of tranquility and its cognitive-neuroscientific mechanisms remains insufficiently...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 13, 2026
Adam Cupell
preprint
Abstract Debate about artificial intelligence and consciousness has centered on one question: is AI conscious? At The Science of Consciousness conference (TSC 2026, San Diego), the prevailing answer was no, supported by substantial argument and data. This paper proposes that the question, however well answered, is not the most productive one. It offers a reframe first posed by the author at TSC...
Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies
October 13, 2026
Francisco Quinteiro Pires
By drawing on shamanic dreaming, this article approaches the conceptualisations of Indigenous thinkers, such as Davi Kopenawa Yanomami and Ailton Krenak, who envision a future of interdependence and care between human beings and all matter on Earth, increasingly harmed by predatory capitalism. It specifically explores the visuality of the Yanomami cosmology and Ailton Krenak’s concept of...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 13, 2026
Devraj Prime
preprint
Current neuroscientific paradigms primarily rely on emergentism to explain subjective qualitative experience (qualia), positing that consciousness arises organically from complex neural architecture. Despite extensive mapping of neural correlates, the "Hard Problem of Consciousness" remains unresolved, failing to explain how physical matter generates subjective awareness. The Fundamental...