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Philosophy of mind research published in 2007

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Blushing and the philosophy of mind.

Journal of physiology, Paris 2007 Mario Bunge

The introduction, an imaginary dialogue between a philosopher and a scientist, is followed by a brief discussion of the interactions between science, philosophy, and religion. Next comes an analysis of the three most popular philosophies of mind: classical mind-body dualism, computerism, and psychoneural monism. It is argued that the latter, held by medical psychologists since Hippocrates, and...

Towards Integrating Husserlian Phenomenology with Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness

2007 E. Marbach

The paper presents, first, some general remarks about Husserl’s philosophical Phenomenology in view of relating it to the scientific study of consciousness, and recalls some of the basic methodological tenets of a Husserlian phenomenology of consciousness (I). It then introduces some recent work on so-called “mental imagery” in cognitive psychology and neuroscience (II). Next, a detailed...

Dreaming in posttraumatic stress disorder: A critical review of phenomenology, psychophysiology and treatment.

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2007 Lutz Wittmann, Michael Schredl, Milton Kramer

This review summarizes the available knowledge on the phenomenology of posttraumatic dreams. Posttraumatic nightmares are reported by up to 70% of individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An extensive review of polysomnographic studies suggests that neither this high incidence nor the occurrence of posttraumatic nightmares throughout the sleep cycle can be explained by...