Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a method used to teach machines to process and experience data/information the way humans do. The claustrum, the cellular unit of the nervous system that communicates with the body through electrical patterns, is an excellent model for AI when trying to derive consciousness. It has been used as a model for neural networks to teach machines to process, experience,...
Tom Stoppard’s ‘science dramas’ have been mostly associated with Hapgood (1988), where Spy games were interwoven with Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, and Arcadia (1993), one of the most famous play, united mathematics, landscape design, literary history, and Chaos theory. But there are also philosophy plays, such as Jumpers (1972) and Professional Foul (1977), among Stoppard’s works. The...
As regulatory agencies have put psychedelics on an expedited path to market approval, North Americans and Europeans might turn away from their repression and join the subset of cultures that have institutionalized the use of hallucinogenic drugs. What is the place of anthropology in this psychedelic renaissance? More specifically, how should anthropology relate to the cycles of hype and...
Addictive BehaviorsMay 29, 2023Michelle M Hospital, Maria Eugenia Contreras Perez, Sheila M Alessi et al.
The age cohort referred to as emerging adults (ages 18-29 years old) demonstrates the most hazardous alcohol use in the United States (U.S.) Approximately one-third of emerging adults regularly engage in heavy episodic drinking (4/5 drinks in two hours females/males). Compared to their non-Latine White peers, Latine emerging adults in the U.S. report lower rates of heavy episodic drinking (HED)...
Abstract: Introduction: Most adults experience a traumatic event at some point in their lifetime, and some also go on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sleep disorders such as insomnia and nightmares are common in PTSD, which may be due to hyperarousal and distressing memories that disrupt the sleep-wake cycle. Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) is a new distinct diagnosis of PTSD that...
Just as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) represents a clinical innovation that may need to be accommodated with corresponding theoretical and methodological innovations, there is growing awareness that the tools, normative frameworks, and standard practices of our clinical ethics may also need to be adapted, renewed, or replaced to accommodate its unusual features. Drawing on L. A....
A modern misztikát a kortárs kutatások gyakran "zavarosnak" és "felszínesnek" nevezik. Ezek a negatív jelzők különösen akkor szembetűnőek, amikor a modern misztikát a misztika ‘klasszikus’ vagy ‘tradicionális’ változatával hasonlítják össze. Ezek alapján úgy tűnik, hogy a modern jelenségek nem felelnek meg azoknak a magas követelményeknek, amelyeket a tudósok a misztika tradicionális...
This book explores Federico García Lorca’s late poetry and drama within its context of mysticism. Lorca’s singular language reveals compelling evidence of innate spiritual potential, influenced by poets from Christian, Sufi, Buddhist, and other mystic traditions, from his earliest works to its culmination in the technical mastery of his last poems. Guided by musicality and polyvalence, close...
Yoga transcends spiritual barriers and well-known shows the manner to unity. “Yoga in Daily Life” gives the religious aspirant steering on lifestyles’s direction through the practices of Mantra Yoga and Kriya Yoga. The art work of education yoga allows in controlling an individual’s mind, body and soul. It brings together physical and highbrow disciplines to collect a peaceful body and mind; it...
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic caused several psychological consequences for the general population. In particular, long-term and persistent psychopathological detriments were observed in those who were infected by acute forms of the virus and need specialistic care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) has shown promising results in managing nightmares of...