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Open Book Publishers October 17, 2023 Paul Matthews
Consciousness must start from somewhere, or be triggered by something. The science is contested, but gives us some paradigms and suggestions of what could be the hallmarks and drivers of sentience. We relate these to examples by Calvino showing the emergence of purpose, Shelley’s Frankenstein illustrating the influence of reflection and associative learning on independence of mind and...
Open Book Publishers October 17, 2023 Paul Matthews
Telepathy and joint consciousness have long been a feature in SF stories. Here, we sample several visions and see how cognitive theory and brain-brain communication technology relate to the scope and plausibility of these fictional portrayals. One dimension of variation here is between possession and mind manipulation on the one hand, and an equitable and beneficent sharing of consciousness on...
October 17, 2023 Christian A. Webb, Lori M. Hilt, Caroline M. Swords et al. 1 citation preprint
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is increasingly being incorporated into intervention studies to acquire a more fine-grained and ecologically valid assessment of change. The added utility of including relatively burdensome EMA measures in a clinical trial hinges on several psychometric assumptions, including that these measure are: (1) reliable, (2) related but not redundant with...
The International Journal of Prenatal & Life Sciences October 16, 2023 Burcu Kömürcü Akik
This paper explores the concept of mindful parenting and its association with prosocial behaviors in children. Mindfulness, characterized by non-judgmental, present-centered awareness, has been linked to enhanced emotional regulation and stress reduction. The application of mindfulness to parenting, as outlined in the mindful parenting model, includes aspects such as attentive listening,...
CRC Press eBooks October 16, 2023 John Steven Torday
Consciousness is the aggregate of our evolutionary history, forged by ontogeny and phylogeny via cell-cell communication. Cell-cell signaling provides the connection of physiology all the way back to the origin of life, and to the consciousness of the Cosmos as the way in which gravity initiated life, i.e. as lipid molecules submersed in the ocean, packing together, their negatively charged...
October 16, 2023 Anna-Lena Schubert, Gidon T. Frischkorn, Kathrin Sadus et al. 2 citations preprint
In recent years, researchers from different fields have become increasingly interested in measuring individual differences in mind wandering as a psychological trait. Although there are several questionnaires that allow for an assessment of people’s perceptions of their mind wandering experiences, they either define mind wandering in a very broad sense or do not sufficiently separate different...
Scientific Reports October 16, 2023 Sascha Ketelhut, Dario Querciagrossa, Xaviér J. B. Bisang et al. 12 citations
The Wim Hof method (WHM) is a multi-disciplinary approach to physical and mental well-being combining cold exposure, breathing exercises, and meditation. This study evaluated the effects of a 15 days WHM intervention on cardiovascular parameters at rest and during a cold pressor test (CPT), as well as on various psychological parameters. Forty two participants were randomized into an...
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) October 16, 2023 Ignacio Cea, Niccolò Negro, Camilo Miguel Signorelli
Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is currently one of the most influential scientific theories of consciousness. Here, we focus specifically on a metaphysical aspect of the theory's most recent version (IIT 4.0), what we may call its idealistic ontology, and its tension with a kind of realism about the external world that IIT also endorses. IIT 4.0 openly rejects the mainstream view that...
Scientific Reports October 14, 2023 Kirk Warren Brown, Fazil Alıev, Thalia Catherine Eley et al. 3 citations
Considerable evidence supports the role of present-moment attention, a central feature of mindfulness, in subjective wellbeing maintenance and enhancement. Yet it is not clear why such a relation exists. This study examined the genetic and environmental contributions of present-moment attention to subjective wellbeing. Consistent with the "generalist genes hypothesis" and prior evidence, we...
Routledge eBooks October 13, 2023 Beth Berila
This conclusion speaks to the role contemplative art and creativity play in accessing the imagination necessary to co-create more liberatory worlds. Drawing on inspiration that visionary fiction is providing many social movement leaders, this chapter argues that embodied practices can generate the creativity necessary for “world-building.” Contemplative art practices help connect students to...