This article focuses on the last 25 years of the 20th century when Larry Jacoby had an extraordinary influence in the areas of attention and memory. During a short 3-year period between 1977 and 1980, four benchmark papers in cognitive psychology documented qualitative distinctions between automatic and attention demanding processes. These studies reflected the zeitgeist for Jacoby's early work...
Lin’s book offers a rigorous and compelling historical study drawing together debates and concepts about human consciousness, embodied experience, and the actor’s mind and practice in early twentieth-century Russia. It is a thoroughly researched, elegantly written study accessible to newcomers to this rich theatrical moment as well as specialists.
IIP SeriesJuly 1, 2026Dr. Navdeep Joshi, Dr. Sarita Tyagi, Dr. Vikram Singh et al.
Nada Yoga, an ancient Indian practice based on the principle of primordial sound (Nada Brahman), has been historically associated with deep states of consciousness and cognitive transformation. In parallel, artificial intelligence (AI) research is grappling with questions of self-awareness, cognition, and the possibility of machine consciousness. This review explores the intersection of these...
Recent discoveries involving pyramidal neurons with two zones of input integration (apical and basal), the contextual information they provide, and the neural circuitry and neuromodulation systems in which they are embedded, can contribute to our understanding of disorganized symptoms in schizophrenia, including changes in their expression from the prodromal to chronic stages of the disorder....
Yoga, a spiritual and philosophical discipline that originated in ancient India, has come to be recognised as a hermeneutic framework of importance in the field of literary and cultural studies. Beyond its contemporary links to body poses and health culture, yoga has epistemological, metaphysical, ethical and aesthetic dimensions that intersect with literary traditions in different cultures and...
Cannabis use is a recognised risk factor for psychotic disorders, particularly among young adults. We report a case of cannabisassociated psychosis in a 24-year-old man presenting with persistent somatic delusions and Koro-like symptoms. Despite normal neurological, ophthalmological, and urological evaluations, the patient developed a fixed belief of bodily “power” shifting sides, resulting in...
Classical serotonergic psychedelics primarily exert their profound effects through agonism at the serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor, which is abundantly expressed in many cortical regions, particularly in layer V pyramidal neurons of associative and visual areas. At the cellular level, these receptors are predominantly localized postsynaptically on the soma and apical dendrites. This review...
CureusJuly 2026V Vinu, B Manasa, Nagendra K Prasad et al.
Pranic Healing (PH) is a naturopathic modality rooted in the biofield concept of prana (life force), employing non-touch techniques to normalize and balance the energy body to support well-being. While the primary focus of Pranic Healing facilitators (PHFs) is the improvement of recipient health, previous studies suggest that PH techniques of hand sensitization and pranic energization enhance...
Dharma has been extensively defined by source (Jaimini), effect (Kaṇāda), etymology (Mahābhārata), and normative function (Dharmaśāstra), but has rarely been formalised as a mechanism of real-time consciousness-to-action generation. This paper proposes an operational framework at three distinct levels. At the philosophical level, Dharma is identified as the context-sensitive action trajectory...
The subject of the study is the philosophical critique of the computational model of the mind in the context of post-nonclassical types of scientific rationality. The author examines in detail such aspects of the topic as Hubert Dreyfus's phenomenological critique of artificial intelligence and John Searle's analytical critique. Special attention is paid to the ontological foundations of human...