Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
August 7, 2026
Tommaso Firaux, Paola Damiani, Marco Cavaglià
Building on the EMI framework that conceptualises consciousness, cognition, and behaviour as emergent phenomena arising from dynamic interactions among energy, mass, and information, this article extends the model into the educational domain by reframing learning as a resonance-based process within complex adaptive systems. While the initial formulation of EMI provided a scale-free biophysical...
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies
August 7, 2026
Mustafa Selek
ABSTRACT Large language models produce fluent, contextually appropriate language that invites the inference that something behind the output is thinking. The psychoanalytic theory of thinking, specifically the work of Wilfred Bion and Donald Winnicott read together, allows us to specify what thinking requires, what the LLM lacks, and what occurs when a system so constituted occupies the...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 7, 2026
Elena María Martínez Gijón
preprint
The aim of the present work is to explore possible similarities between the subjective experience of “being dead” described by some individuals following ayahuasca use and the conviction of being dead that may occur in certain cases of Cotard syndrome. Interest in this question arises from a recurring observation, both in testimonies collected directly and in accounts publicly available on the...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
August 6, 2026
Nupur Nag, Xirun Yang, Steve Simpson-Yap et al.
Stress may exacerbate neuroinflammation and symptom burden in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Engaging in stress-reducing activities (SRAs), such as meditation and mind-body practices, may reduce inflammation thereby improve health outcomes. The objective of the study was to assess determinants of SRAs use and prospective associations with health outcomes. Data from 952 pwMS were...
International Scientific Journal of Engineering and Management
August 6, 2026
Dr..Sandhya Sankar Jayaram
From time immemorial, music and dance have been regarded as sacred forms of artistic expression that establish a profound connection between the human soul and the divine. In Indian tradition, these art forms are not merely means of entertainment but are considered pathways for devotion, meditation, and spiritual realization. Bharatanatyam, with its harmonious blend of rhythm, melody,...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 6, 2026
David (daoud) Matta
preprint
Psychological literatures on coping, emotion regulation, and contemplative practice have generated a large inventory of techniques for responding to distress, but comparatively little theory about how a person should choose among them. The dominant question has been which technique works; the neglected question is which response is appropriate to this disturbance, at this stage of its...
International Journal of Social Science Research and Review
August 6, 2026
Carlos F. de Angelis
Social acceleration is not an accidental feature of contemporary societies but the organizing principle of a modernity that must continuously increase its rates of production, change, and innovation in order to sustain its own conditions of existence. This article examines whether qualitatively different temporalities can be produced within this structure, allowing for a relationship with time...
PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
August 6, 2026
Tenzin Trepp
preprint
This paper develops a novel account of minimal-dual awareness as a disciplined epistemic method that systematically alters the access conditions of consciousness to reveal structures of temporality and cognition. Building on an Existential Realism (ER) framework, we argue that conventional, detached cognition often conflates reality with existence and thereby obscures the special role of the...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
August 6, 2026
Narayan Rout
preprint
This article examines the neuroscientific evidence for states corresponding to Samadhi as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Advaita Vedanta (Turiya, the fourth state). Seven confirmed neuroscientific findings: (1) Default mode network (DMN) deactivation in deep meditators — Judson Brewer (Brown University) and colleagues: experienced meditators show dramatic DMN suppression...
Comparative Studies in Society and History
August 6, 2026
Matt Tomlinson
Abstract Recent work on metaphysical healing practices extends William James’s observations on what he called the “mind cure.” Four titles are reviewed on the topics of mindfulness, ayahuasca use, Spiritualism, and shamanism. In the United Kingdom, advocates join forces with parliamentarians to promote mindfulness as the key to ensuring a psychologically healthy nation. At commercial ayahuasca...