Introduction: The field of psychedelic research and therapy is growing at an unprecedented rate, as is the need for shared terminology to allow for coherent conversations about these medicines. However, proclaiming consensus definitions at the present time may be a premature closure, limiting the possibility of what psychedelics can teach about the mind and brain. Objective: Our goal in this...
陆军军医大学学报December 12, 2023HAN Limin, Peng Fan, Song Weiwei
Objective To explore the efficacy of Wechat platform-based positive psychology intervention on the well-being in freshmen in military universities. Methods Two stages of experiments were carried out. In the first stage, 67 cadets were subjected from the classroom teaching class of a military university by cluster sampling, and were assigned into an experimental group (n=30) and a control group...
Abstract Resting state (RS) brain activity is inherently non-stationary. Hidden Semi-Markov Models (HsMM) can characterize the continuous RS data as a sequence of recurring and distinct brain states along with their spatio-temporal dynamics. Recent explorations suggest that EEG brain state dynamics in the alpha frequency link to auditory hallucination proneness (HP) in non-clinical individuals....
The paper considers a non-reductionist theory of consciousness, which is not reducible to theories of reality and to physiological or psychological theories. Following D.I.Dubrovsky's "informational approach" to the "Mind-Brain Problem", we consider the reality through the prism of information about observed phenomena, which, in turn, is perceived by subjective reality through sensations,...
Computational psychiatry has recently emerged as a leading theoretical approach for understanding psychiatric disorders, employing Bayesian modelling to decipher underlying dysfunctions. Whilst this approach has clear potential, we argue that it overlooks the uniquely human aspects of human psychopathology. Its emphasis on abstract, domain-general inferential processes often obscures the...
ABSTRACT Not so long ago, the idea that analytic philosophers would be taking panpsychism seriously would have been hard to believe. That is because in its early, logical positivist, stage, the analytic movement earned the reputation of being militantly anti-metaphysical. But analytic philosophy has come a long way since the heyday of logical positivism; and, in fact, the dialectic of recent...
Mind-wandering (MW) is when an individual’s concentration drifts away from the task or activity. Researchers found a greater variability in electroencephalogram (EEG) signals due to MW. Collecting more nuanced information from raw EEG data to examine the harmful effects of MW is time-consuming. This study proposes a multi-resolution assessment of EEG signals using the flexible analytic wavelet...
The paper is a contemplative explication of the walking process. What are the essential features of walking, and how do those who stroll around the city experience walking? We used contemplative research methods and explication of the phenomenon of walking. The research is based on self-observation and self-reporting about the thoughts, body feelings, and emotions that emerge during walks. In...
Introduction: Ego dissolution, variously called Ego-Loss, self-loss, and ego disintegration, is a hallmark of psychedelic drug use. We cross-validated the 10-item Ego Dissolution Scale, which we developed to assess ego dissolution in everyday life, and we included comparator variables that expanded our original assessment of construct validity. Methods: = 527) completed the measures online....
Independent component analysis (ICA) is one of the leading approaches for studying brain functional networks. There is increasing interest in neuroscience studies to investigate individual differences in brain networks and their association with demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes. In this work, we develop a sparse Bayesian group hierarchical ICA model that offers significant...