Disorders of consciousness (DoC) are characterized by impaired arousal and/or awareness, ranging from coma to unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, minimally conscious state, and cognitive motor dissociation. Pharmacological treatment options remain limited, complicated by the heterogeneity of etiologies, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and infections. The lack of rigorous clinical trials...
The thalamus has been considered critical for maintaining consciousness, but it is not clear if thalamic strokes can lead to severe impairment of arousal. The aim of this study was to investigate whether thalamic damage alone is sufficient to cause severe impairment of arousal in stroke patients. Patients with new-onset ischemic stroke without mass effect, leading to severe impairment of...
Cytotoxic lesions of the corpus callosum (CLOCCs) are a rare clinicoradiologic syndrome, exceptionally rare in association with coronavirus disease (COVID-2019). This study aimed to investigate the neurological features of COVID-19-associated CLOCCs and gain insights into their underlying pathophysiology. A retrospective evaluation was conducted on patients with COVID-19-associated CLOCCs...
There is a poverty of knowledge relating to the transition phase of labour and undisturbed childbirth physiology. This study explored women's experiences of the transition phase of physiological labour during freebirth. Transition within physiological labour is described as a phase occurring as a woman ends the first stage of labour. The woman may display a range of signs and symptoms,...
Analytical examinations of subjective experience are hampered by the first-person limitation described by Nagel (1974) in “What is it like to be a bat?”. This comment compares two examinations on the nature of subjective experience: Michael Newall’s (2025) analysis of tetrachromatic colour perception and Jordi Galiano-Landeira and Núria Peñuelas’ (2025) exploration of AI phenomenological...
Abstract: The intersection of criminal liability and altered states of consciousness presents unique jurisprudential challenges. Crimes allegedly committed during sleep or dream states raise profound questions about culpability, intent, and free will. This paper explores the legal dilemmas surrounding criminal acts committed in dreams, analyzing jurisprudence, neuroscience, and comparative...
Prayer beads, referred to as a Japamala or rosary, are significant artifacts across diverse religious traditions, particularly in Hinduism and Buddhism. This paper aims to explore the importance of prayer beads in Hinduism and Buddhism, with a focus on a comparative analysis between Indian and Chinese traditions. Japamala, which typically consists of 108 beads, is utilized for mantra...
Phenomenology is an approach to study that investigates the subjective experience of phenomena, including religiosity and spirituality (R/S).In psychology, phenomenology seeks to understand how religiosity and spirituality manifest themselves in individual consciousness, exploring religious and spiritual experiences, how they are lived and interpreted by the individual; how the psychological...
In this article, I begin with the topic of “circulations”, conducting a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in Emerson’s and Zhuangzi’s philosophies regarding “circulations” as the mode of cosmic generation and operation, as well as the relationship between “circulations” and self-transcendence. Furthermore, I explore the practical paths to achieve self-transcendence via...
This study presents a close philological and interpretive analysis of the Saundarya Lahari, a canonical Sanskrit hymn attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya and central to the Śākta tradition. Comprising 100 ślokas, the text uniquely fuses devotional poetry with metaphysical doctrine, portraying Goddess Lalitā Tripurasundarī as the embodiment of supreme consciousness and cosmic function. The feminine...