The Oxford Handbook of Tantric Studies
February 23, 2023
David Peter Lawrence
Abstract This chapter examines precursors and basic features of late Kashmiri, nondual Śaiva theories, practices, and experiences regarding the emanation and contemplative reabsorption of time. The Śaiva approach exemplifies a distinctive grouping within the broader range of efforts to conquer time. Supported by arguments that may be described as henological and potentialist, the Śaivas...
Psychotherapy Research
February 21, 2023
Alice E. Buxton, Christine Hofheinz, Carina Remmers et al.
5 citations
Objective Self-compassion as an outcome and potential mediator in mindfulness-based interventions has gained increased attention in the last years. However, most mediation studies had several methodological shortcomings which precluded robust conclusions regarding its mediating role. This randomized controlled study aimed to address these issues by assessing self-compassion, as proposed...
ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems
February 21, 2023
David Rudrauf, G. Sergeant-Perhtuis, Yvain Tisserand et al.
5 citations
Relating explicit psychological mechanisms and observable behaviours is a central aim of psychological and behavioural science. One of the challenges is to understand and model the role of consciousness and, in particular, its subjective perspective as an internal level of representation (including for social cognition) in the governance of behaviour. Toward this aim, we implemented the...
Asian Philosophy
February 21, 2023
E. Nelson
ABSTRACT This paper excavates the practice-oriented background and therapeutic significance of emptiness in the Madhyamaka philosophy attributed to Nāgārjuna and Sengzhao. Buddhist emptiness unravels experiential and linguistic reification through meditation and argumentation. The historical contexts and uses of the word indicate that it is primarily a practical diagnostic and therapeutic...
PsyArXiv
February 20, 2023
Rose Macaulay, Katherine A. Johnson, Kate Lee et al.
preprint
Mindfulness and mind wandering may both enhance the psychological outcomes of nature experiences. Both states are multi-faceted, with mindfulness involving specific components such as decentering, body awareness, and nonjudgment, and mind wandering involving intentional and spontaneous mind wandering. These facets may differentially predict psychological outcomes of nature experiences, however...
E-Acadêmica
February 19, 2023
Maria Eduarda Bertol Davila Pereira, Carolina Ferraz de Paula Soares
1 citation
Introduction: Sleep paralysis is a disorder that occurs shortly after waking up or when you are trying to fall asleep and that prevents the body from moving, even when the mind is awake. Thus, the person wakes up, but is unable to move, causing anguish, fear and terror. Theoretical background: Sleep paralysis occurs when rapid eye movement (REM) atony is maintained in wakefulness. Episodes...
Brain Sciences
February 18, 2023
Jitka Bušková, Eva Miletínová, Radana Králová et al.
Pregnancy is often associated with reduced sleep quality and an increase in sleep disorders, such as restless leg syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and insomnia. There are few studies investigating the prevalence of parasomnias in pregnancy, although they may be expected to be a significant problem, as disturbed sleep in this time period in addition to these sleep disorders may trigger...
Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience
February 17, 2023
E. Aemdar
9 citations
This pioneering research on how specific molecules deep inside our brains form a dynamic information holarchy in phase space, linking mind and consciousness, is not only provocative but also revolutionary. Holonomic is a dynamic encapsulation of the holonic view that originates from the word “holon” and designates a holarchical rather than a hierarchical, dynamic brain organization to encompass...
Pacific Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning
February 17, 2023
Ronnie Videla, Eduardo Ravanal, Carolina Pino-Astorga et al.
3 citations
Creativity is considered one of the skills crucial for 21 Century to face the challenges proposed by the 2030 education agenda (Frey & Osborne 2013; OECD, 2018, Reimers & Chung 2019). In our reading, active methodologies such as project-based learning and design thinking are often seen as fundamental in favoring creativity together oriented towards individual, social, and planetary well-being...
Neural Computation
February 17, 2023
Antonio Damasio, Hanna Damasio
In this view, we address the problem of consciousness, and although we focus on its human presentation, we note that the phenomenon is present in numerous nonhuman species and use findings from a variety of animal studies to explain our hypothesis for how consciousness is made. Consciousness occurs when mind contents, such as perceptions and thoughts, are spontaneously identified as belonging...