Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are potent agonists of CB1 and CB2 receptors, with affinities approximately 100 times greater than that of natural cannabis. This increased potency is associated with severe clinical outcomes, including psychosis, dependence, and various autonomic disturbances, such as seizures and rhabdomyolysis. The objective of this study was to synthesize the existing literature...
During vocalization, mismatches between expected and perceived auditory feedback are processed rapidly and automatically, suggesting that feedback control of vocalization operates unconsciously. However, whether consciousness modulates speech feedback control remains little studied. To address this question, we concurrently measured behavioral vocal responses and electroencephalography (EEG) in...
This study explores the dual theme of complaint and hope in modern Arabic poetry, portraying it as a profound human voice that expresses emotional and spiritual experience in moments of fragility and reflection. Complaint is not treated merely as a lament or expression of suffering, but as a contemplative and artistic mode that elevates personal pain into a search for transcendence and light....
Pesugihan is a mystical ritual carried out by individuals in secret and unreasonable to obtain wealth involving mystical rituals of shamanic practices. The purpose of this research is to find out the psychological dynamics and how to interpret an individual who performs the pesugihan ritual. Data exploration was carried out by analyzing the basic motivations, both intrinsic and extrinsic, from...
This paper investigates the cosmic and philosophical significance of the Yantra, an ancient geometric diagram central to Indian Tantric traditions. Combining scholarly insights from Madhu Khanna, B. Frederics, F.W. Bunce, Philip Rowson, Lalan Prasad Sigh and Ajit Mookerjee with an analysis of Indian Neo-Tantra artists such as S.H. Raza, G.R. Santosh, Biren De, P.T. Reddy, O.P. Sharma, Dipak...
This study proposes a theoretical account of the evolution of the extended mind hypothesis by using experimental philosophy (x-phi) in the study of the concept of intrinsic content. Building on Clark's (1998) argument on behalf of extended cognition and Adams and Aizawa's (2001) neural-centric process argument, it considers how cognitive boundary judgments relying on intuition can illuminate...
В статье дается критика гипотезы, принимаемой в настоящее время по умолчанию в большинстве когнитивных исследований: все наши состояния сознания вызываются нервными процессами низшего уровня в мозге и сами являются свойствами мозга. Сделан вывод, что современному уровню знаний более любых иных соответствует дуалистическое решение проблемы «сознание - тело» в духе Р. Декарта: человек есть...
This article recounts my experiential engagement with the Call of the Time (COTT) dialogue, a collaborative initiative between the Brahma Kumaris (BK) and Minhaj University Lahore’s Shaykh-ul-Islam Spiritual Studies Centre (SISS), facilitated by the Department of Religion and Philosophy. Framed within Brahma Kumaris’ cyclical cosmology and SISS’s mission to synthesise Islamic spirituality with...
Life of human being is said to be relished in the abode of peace only. This manifestation of peace is said to bring real spiritual prosperity. In Sanskrit, "Shānti" translates to "peace," "tranquility," or "calmness". It is often used in prayers and chants to invoke peace, and is frequently chanted three times (aum shānti shānti shānti). In this context, this paper attempts at exploring the...
The article present critically examines the dynamic intersection of gender, spiritual devotion, and indigenous epistemologies within Indian mystical traditions. Through an analysis of the works of key mystic poets such as Kabir, Mirabai, Akka Mahadevi, Lalla, and the women poets of the Therigatha, it explores how mystic poetry operates as both a literary and philosophical repository of...