Nagasai Vangara
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We propose that existence is fundamentally the interplay of two vibrating energy modes-one luminous and manifest ("light energy"), the other silent and expansive ("dark energy"). These dual energies give rise to structure (atoms, molecules), space (the vacuum), the five great elements of nature, and the living human being. In the brain and body, these energies resonate at specific frequencies,...
Sanjay Bhushan
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Banking upon the quantum conception of ‘soul’ (as a quantum equivalent of information) and ‘quantum reincarnations’ coined recently by Stuart Hameroff and also the Ervin Laszlo's ‘Akashik theory,’ we can realistically infer it to be the current force of spirit (soul), which, by virtue of being a supreme information reservoir (potential as well kinetic), is responsible for the elevation of an...
Rebecca Bhik-Ghanie
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Differences in baseline electroencephalogram (EEG) activity have been found among long-time practitioners of meditation (3+ years) in comparison to novice meditators (<1 year). In the current study, 10 participants (5 experienced meditators; 5 novices) engaged in a series of weekly, 20-minute Open Heart Meditation (OHM) practices; 5 control participants (all novices) engaged in a 20-minute...
Mihailo Antovic
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This paper discusses the notion of identity against some fundamental concepts of modern cognitive semantics. A Freudian perspective is first accepted, according to which individual identity emerges when the child renounces its original oceanic feeling of oneness with the world and begins to understand that there are some boundaries imposed on the ego (where the first other object to be...
David Navon
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Some perennial issues regarding conscious awareness – primarily, what it is and what its functions might be – are revisited. It is suggested that there might be a way to resolve at least a bit of the permanent tension between the common conviction that it is extremely puzzling, mysterious in a way, and the prevalent faith that it nonetheless must be somehow accountable by neuroscience, even...
Suresh Kumar.S
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Some argue that the ontology of the mental is a metaphysical and irreducible one, in spite of the emerging physicalism in scientific basis for models of mind and self, based on materialistic reductionism. However a model of a physical mind localized in brain based consciousness can still accommodate the non-local or rather metaphysical and disembodied aspects, as a study of the findings of...
Michael Timothy Bennett
Software’s effect upon the world hinges upon the hardware that interprets it. This tends not to be an issue, because we standardise hardware. AI is typically conceived of as a software mind running on such interchangeable hardware. The hardware interacts with an environment, and the software interacts with the hardware. This formalises mind-body dualism, in that a software mind can be run on...
Jae Lee
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This paper addresses the mind-body problem by highlighting the concept of continuity. Building on philosophical definitions, it introduces an "ontology of continuity" thesis to bridge the mental and the physical. Based on the thesis, the paper introduces a “neuro-subjective interactive (NSI)” model, which incorporates empirical studies from brain science. The model suggests that subjective...
Vaibhav Tripathi, David C Somers
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Abstract Alpha- and Beta-frequency oscillatory waves are evident in resting-state electro- and magneto-encephalography (EEG, MEG). Higher peak frequencies for Alpha and Beta are associated with greater cognitive health. Aging slows down the alpha and beta waves which are also affected by mental states, disorders such as ADHD, and sleep deprivation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...
Joseph J Trukovich
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This paper introduces the Cognitive Awareness Spectrum as a framework for understanding consciousness as a recursive continuum that reflects adaptive, self-regulating patterns found in both biological systems and the cosmos. This model encompasses seven stages of awareness—from Absent-Mindedness to Mindfulness—each stage illustrating how consciousness functions as a medium for the universe to...