Building on the Husserlian discourse, this article explores the pathological modification of sedimentation within the context of phenomenological psychopathology. It begins with a recapitulation of Husserl’s original account of sedimentation, which is characterized by an implicit temporal stratification of experiential contents and the harmonious nature of their return in the subsequent course...
Abstract Despite Husserl’s frequent references to Descartes, their relationship has received limited scholarly attention. This article has two aims: (i) discussing Husserl’s interpretation of Descartes’ philosophy, especially in relation to the account of the cogito, and (ii) using phenomenological insights to reconsider the role of memory in the Meditationes de prima philosophia. It argues...
While the relationship between bad dreams, nightmares, and brain health is a relatively new area of research, the evidence to date has been remarkably consistent. Across a range of studies, including both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs, the emerging pattern is clear: more frequent disturbing dreams (bad dreams or nightmares) are linked with poorer cognitive performance and a higher...
This paper examines two symmetrical fallacies that shape much of the discourse on nondual experience. The first does not consist simply in giving nondual experience a metaphysical interpretation. Rather, it consists in treating a transformation of the experiential field—especially the suspension of the subject–object distinction and the weakening of perspectival self-centering—as if it directly...
The article examines the concept of consciousness by M.I. Karinsky, a representative of the pre-phenomenological tradition in Russian philosophy in the second half of the 19th century. The author shows that in his program work “Phenomenon and Reality” Karinsky develops ideas comparable to the most important provisions of the book by the Austrian philosopher and psychologist Franz Brentano...
Background The Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) and the traditions of yoga provide us with a complete insight into the mind, cognition, and consciousness. Nevertheless, the frameworks are not very connected with the modern neuroscience, which restricts their scientific integration and use in cognitive and mental health studies. Objective The objective of the paper is to come up with a composite...
Throughout intellectual history, the relationship between the immaterial aspects of human existence and the physical body has been conceptualized under various guises: the soul-body, mind-body, and most contemporarily, the consciousness-brain problem—symbolized as the psi-phi (ψ-φ) problem. This paper argues that while historical discourse framed the debate in terms of a soul inhabiting a body,...
Visual working memory (vWM) is often linked to conscious experience and visual imagery, but it is typically described as a system that stores separate, independent items. These assumptions are difficult to reconcile, given the unified nature of conscious experience. Here, we test the hypothesis that vWM relies on at least two distinct representations: an underlying, unconscious memory trace and...
BrainMay 5, 2026Richard Somervail, Sofija Perovic, Rory John Bufacchi et al.
Sudden and isolated sensory stimuli (SISS) likely signal environmental events demanding immediate behavioural responses. These stimuli-which are widely and persistently used in both basic and clinical neuroscience to explore sensory processing and perception-also trigger some of the largest and most widespread electrocortical responses in the awake mammalian brain. These responses are often...
Debates about consciousness, artificial intelligence, animal minds, and moral status often conflate distinct questions that require different standards of explanation and assessment. This article distinguishes four such questions: subjectivity, moral patiency, personhood, and autonomous will. It argues that current work has made progress on two tasks—functional and phenomenological...