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Diabetes Spectrum August 1, 2017 Joseph B Nelson
IN BRIEF Mindfulness, a practice based on Zen Buddhism, has become popular as a way of self-calming and as a method of changing eating behaviors. Mindful eating is being incorporated into behavior change programs along with recommended dietary behavior changes. This article describes mindful eating and offers ideas for how to teach the basics of this practice.
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology August 2017 Maryam I Al Shirawi, Sidney H. Kennedy, Keith T. Ho et al.
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness, tolerability, and safety of oral ketamine as an antidepressant treatment in adults with treatment-resistant depression. We reviewed retrospective data on 22 patients with treatment-resistant depression, who failed at least 3 adequate antidepressant treatment trials and 1 adequate trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation;...
August 1, 2017 A. Haye, Manuel Torres-Sahli
Abstract The theory of William James concerning the temporal and dynamic nature of mind is analyzed as implying that thought is a flow of subjective experience that belongs to the material flow of living beings, and therefore, that knowledge is primarily affective and practical rather than declarative and contemplative. In this context, we will discuss contemporary theory and research relevant...
Frontiers in Psychology July 31, 2017 Cedric Galetzka 40 citations
Meaning-making in the brain has become one of the most intensely discussed topics in cognitive science. Traditional theories on cognition that emphasize abstract symbol manipulations often face a dead end: The symbol grounding problem. The embodiment idea tries to overcome this barrier by assuming that the mind is grounded in sensorimotor experiences. A recent surge in behavioral and...
Journal of MCU Peace Studies July 30, 2017 Sorawit Wongsaard
This research found that the concept of perception in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy, which is a perception that one employs in approaching one’s externality and internality that came into contact that is categorized in three main areas, namely external objects, internal organs, and the mind or consciousness; these three are the areas in which perception is based upon. These are the tools of...
Angloamericanae Journal July 30, 2017 Amir Hossain, A. Iseni
Mysticism is a faith that directs knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be achieved through subjective intuition. Donne was a man of the 17th—century England that saw many religious reformation. Lalon was born in the 19th—century Indian Subcontinent who understood the terms of organized religion in his own principles. He is the pioneer of the movement of democratizing the...
arXiv Preprint Archive July 28, 2017 M. Maniatis preprint
Recognizing that all mental processes have to be unfree and passive, we develop a model of behavior and perceptions. We shall see how misleading our intuition is and shall understand how consciousness arises.
Current Biology July 27, 2017 Yul H R Kang, Frederike H Petzschner, Daniel M Wolpert et al.
Many decisions arise through an accumulation of evidence to a terminating threshold. The process, termed bounded evidence accumulation (or drift diffusion), provides a unified account of decision speed and accuracy, and it is supported by neurophysiology in human and animal models. In many situations, a decision maker may not communicate a decision immediately and yet feel that at some point...
arXiv Preprint Archive July 27, 2017 Matt Visser preprint
Deconstruction of the theme of the 2017 FQXi essay contest is already an interesting exercise in its own right: Teleology is rarely useful in physics --- the only known mainstream physics example (black hole event horizons) has a very mixed score-card --- so the "goals" and "aims and intentions" alluded to in the theme of the 2017 FQXi essay contest are already somewhat pushing the limits....
July 26, 2017 Shreya Ghiya
The focus of this research paper is to evaluate independent effects of the yogic breathing exercise, alternate nostril breathing (ANB), on human physiological and cognitive functions. Currently, there is developing interest in using alternative and complementary therapies to manage chronic ailments and debilitating diseases. Among alternative and complementary therapies, yoga is widely used to...