September 14, 2022
Marc Wittmann
3 citations
preprint
Through my contribution in this symposium on subjective time, I wish to bring attention to the body. The physiological processes of the body are a necessary prerequisite for understanding how we, as humans, perceive time on the scale of seconds to minutes. My talk will proceed as follows: (1) First I will introduce the standard cognitive model of time perception and I will speak about some...
Asian Philosophy
September 12, 2022
Neil Dalal
1 citation
ABSTRACT This article analyzes Śaṅkara’s use of dreaming in Advaita Vedānta. For Śaṅkara, dreaming functions philosophically as a direct phenomenal inquiry into mind and consciousness. Dreaming also functions as a syllogistic illustration. While dreaming, we experience unreal objects that do not exist apart from our minds. Dreaming thus illustrates the waking world’s nonrealism despite...
Anesthesiology
September 12, 2022
Albert Dahan, Erik Olofsen, Thomas K. Henthorn et al.
3 citations
We thank Bowdle et al.1 for their interest in our article,2 and for the important issue they raise, paraphrased as follows: what is the best anthropocentric description of the "mind-altering" effects of a heterogeneous group of compounds and drugs that act at the brain and cause significant changes in mental state. The group of drugs that we are referring to includes N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)...
Journal of Human Sciences
September 10, 2022
M. C. Birkök
Psychological anthropology examines the relationship across culture and personality. In this study, the state of conscious awareness and the free will that forms the basis for it are evaluated from various perspectives in the development process of the brain. In which direction has the brain evolved, is conscious awareness and therefore free will possible? Is consciousness determined by the...
Prometeica
September 8, 2022
Manas Kumar Sahu
2 citations
The irreducibility thesis of phenomenal consciousness can only succeed against the sceptical attack and avoid solipsism iff it can coherently establish the transition from subjective certainty to the objectivity of knowledge. The sceptical attack on the relationship between the phenomenal qualitative character of experience about the subjects own mental fact and the awareness of the qualitative...
September 8, 2022
Adam Safron, Matthew Johnson
5 citations
preprint
Here we consider psychedelics with respect to their mechanisms of action, use, and implications for our understandings of brain and mind. This review is somewhat nontraditional in its scope, with discussions of both basic facts as well as theoretical speculations. We chose this approach given the unique historical context we find ourselves in at present. While we have decades of investigations...
Mindfulness
September 5, 2022
Bhikkhu Anālayo, Oleg N. Medvedev, Nirbhay N. Singh et al.
Objectives: Early Buddhist thought clearly recognizes the need for learning how to face one's own mortality, for which purpose mindfulness practice has a central role to play. Fear of death has also been studied in cognitive psychology, leading to what is known as the terror management theory. Actual research evidence in psychology has already shown that mindfulness practice may reduce fear and...
September 5, 2022
Andrea Sangiacomo
Friendliness (mettā in Pāli) is an emotional and intentional attitude of goodwill and non-aversion towards all sentient beings, including oneself. It is rooted in both feeling and understanding. In the Pāli discourses of the Buddha, friendliness is repeatedly stressed and encouraged for its numerous benefits. It supports and develops a form of emotional intelligence and provides an ideal...
Psychoanalytic Dialogues
September 3, 2022
Jeffrey Guss
ABSTRACT As interest in psychedelics as treatments for psychological problems grows, it is important for psychoanalysts to learn about them. Our patients will come to us to discuss their psychedelic experiences; additionally, psychedelics deserve reconsideration as meaningful collaborators with our field, at both the theoretical and clinical levels. After a brief history of these agents, the...
Trials
September 2, 2022
Luca Bodini, Chiara Bonetto, Simone Cheli et al.
14 citations
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that nurses have been more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than any other group of hospital workers in terms of anxiety, depression, and burnout. Several clinical studies had previously demonstrated the effectiveness of mindfulness and compassion interventions in reducing burnout and emotional distress amongst healthcare professionals. METHODS AND...