April 15, 2023
Inês Hipólito
preprint
This paper defends that from macroscale human computation, it does not follow that microscale processes involve ontological properties of macroscale computation. Section 1 critically assesses and rejects computational realism, i.e. that computational models have an independent reality. Section 2 expounds that even on a deflated computational realism of mind-machine metaphor shaping scientific...
Anesthesia & Analgesia
April 14, 2023
Markus Martin Luedi
8 citations
Preoperative anxiety is widespread among patients scheduled for surgery, and pharmacologic anxiolysis has become a standard in the preoperative setting. The readily available drugs are effective and consistent with our tendency in modern medicine to treat problems pharmacologically. In addition, while hypnosis and contemplative techniques are emerging in some clinical settings,...
Entangled Religions
April 14, 2023
D. Johannsen
Among modern practitioners of magic, the “psychologization of magic” has become a common strategy to adapt practices such as rituals of invocation to naturalistic thought. In this article, I discuss what was probably the most elaborate attempt to bridge the gap between the magic of the past and magic suited for the present that took place within the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn...
BioMedical Engineering OnLine
April 13, 2023
Bhabesh Deka, Dipen Deka
31 citations
INTRODUCTION: In recent times, an upsurge in the investigation related to the effects of meditation in reconditioning various cardiovascular and psychological disorders is seen. In majority of these studies, heart rate variability (HRV) signal is used, probably for its ease of acquisition and low cost. Although understanding the dynamical complexity of HRV is not an easy task, the advances in...
April 11, 2023
Regine Rørstad Torbjørnsen, Inês Hipólito
3 citations
preprint
Online audiovisual interaction (AVOI), though minimal, constitutes a form of embodiment. This implies that empathy can be fostered even in non-co-located individuals through online platforms. To address both the limitations and potential of online embodied interaction the article develops a framework for comprehending and cultivating empathy in the virtual realm. It argues that empathy is a...
Ratio
April 8, 2023
James Porter Moreland
Abstract In the last decade, there has been a notable upsurge in property (PD) and generic substance dualism (SD). By SD I mean the view that there is a spiritual substantial soul that is different from but variously related to its body. SD includes Cartesian, certain forms of late Medieval hylomorphic (e.g., Aquinas'), and Haskerian emergent SD. Nevertheless, some form of physicalism remains...
Lähikuva – audiovisuaalisen kulttuurin tieteellinen julkaisu
April 8, 2023
Antti Lindfors, Taina Kinnunen
Kylmäaltistus, suomalaisittain tutummin avantouinti, on noussut kausiluontoiseksi some-ilmiöksi ja kansainvälisesti näkyväksi terapeuttiseksi ruumiintekniikaksi, jota koskevalle tutkimustiedolle on populaaria kysyntää. Tarkastelemme artikkelissa, miten kylmäaltistuksen paikoin jännitteisiä merkityksiä tuotetaan ja artikuloidaan monimediaisessa aineistossamme.Analyysimme keskiössä on...
Routledge eBooks
April 5, 2023
Fiona Brandon
In this chapter, Fiona Brandon focuses on the ways Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) can be used as an adjunctive support for individual clients and couples who struggle to cultivate loving and supportive long-term intimate relationships. The chapter describes how the CBRT therapeutic framework and curriculum helps clients become conscious of, get curious about, and shift out of,...
PsyArXiv
April 5, 2023
Madeline Gedvila, Joan Danielle Ongchoco, Wilma Bainbridge
preprint
Time is the fabric of experience — yet it is incredibly malleable in the mind of the observer: seeming to drag on, or fly right by at different moments. One of the most influential drivers of temporal distortions is attention, where heightened attention dilates subjective time. But an equally important feature of subjective experience involves not just the objects of attention, but also what...
April 5, 2023
Joseph J. Loizzo
This chapter reviews the neuropsychology of meditation and its beneficial impact on brain processing and integration, based on the evidence-based developmental approach of interpersonal neurobiology and the basic principles of complexity theory. Unpacking the implications of neuroplasticity for human development, transformation, and psychotherapy, the chapter focuses on the neurobiology of the...