Journal of Consciousness Studies
June 1, 2025
Giorgio Gronchi, Marco Raglianti, A. Lazzeri et al.
Integrated information theory (IIT) is one of the most advanced formal theories of consciousness, featuring a Python toolbox (PyPhi) which allows us to analyse a system according to the corresponding theoretical framework. Computational and empirical limitations make it hard to test the hypothesis that higher values of integrated information are associated with a higher level of consciousness....
Journal of Consciousness Studies
June 1, 2025
William Seager
David Bohm is famous for inventing a ‘hidden variables’ interpretation of quantum mechanics, in which particles possess definite positions and momenta, but nonetheless preserve distinctively quantum phenomena perfectly in line with orthodox quantum mechanics. Bohm achieved this by interpreting the quantum wave function as a kind of universal ‘guidance wave’. But his particulate model does not...
Spiritual Psychology and Counseling
June 1, 2025
Neil Dagnall, Kenneth Drinkwater, Giovanni Caputo et al.
1 citation
Haunted People Syndrome (HP-S) characterizes recurrent ‘ghostly episodes’ as an interactionist phenomenon emerging from people with heightened somatic-sensory sensitivities that are stirred by dis-ease states, contextualized with paranormal belief, and reinforced via perceptual contagion and threat-agency detection. We tested the applicability of this psychological model via a three-part,...
Journal of Physics, Conference Series
June 1, 2025
Mahendra Samarawickrama
This paper examines the limitations of analytical and computational methods in understanding reality, highlighting the secondary role of language and mathematics, which often leads to paradoxes. Gödel’s incompleteness theorems underscore the inherent incompleteness and undecidability in logical and computational systems, such as the Turing machine. We propose that consciousness, operating as a...
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
June 1, 2025
Francesca Ferroni, Edoardo Arcuri, Martina Ardizzi et al.
7 citations
Perception of one's own body in time and space is a fundamental aspect of self-consciousness. It scaffolds our subjective experience of being present, in the here and now, a vital condition for our survival and well-being. Depersonalisation (DP) is characterised by a distressing feeling of being "spaced out," detached from one's self, as well as atypical "flat" time perception. Using an...
Journal of Sleep Research
June 1, 2025
Liborio Parrino, Francesco Rausa, Giulia Balella et al.
4 citations
This article aims at providing a comprehensive review of the historical discovery and following research on rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, highlighting its manifold nature as a behavioural, electrophysiological and dreaming state. Pioneering works conducted by Aserinsky, Kleitman, Dement and Jouvet established the foundational understanding of REM sleep recurrence, brainstem mechanisms, and...
Neuropsychopharmacology
June 1, 2025
Johannes G. Ramaekers, Johannes T. Reckweg, Natasha L. Mason et al.
8 citations
3-Methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) is a designer drug that belongs to the group of synthetic cathinones. The compound has been scheduled in many jurisdictions because of public health concerns associated with excessive use. To date, there are no clinical studies that have evaluated the risk profile of 3-MMC in the recreational range of low to moderate doses. The current, first-in-human study (N =...
Nature Reviews Neurology
June 1, 2025
Charlotte Martial, Pauline Fritz, Olivia Gosseries et al.
19 citations
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are episodes of disconnected consciousness that typically occur in situations that involve an actual or potential physical threat or are perceived as such, and the experiences are characterized by a rich content with prototypical mystical features. Several explanatory theories for NDEs have been proposed, ranging from psychological or neurophysiological to...
Toxicology Reports
June 1, 2025
Aliaa A Hodeib, Alshaimma Mahmoud Elmansy, Mona M Ghonem
2 citations
Acute cannabinoids toxicity is an alarming toxicological problem. The current study aimed to compare children and adults with acute natural cannabinoids toxicity and highlight cases with acute synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) toxicity. This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with acute cannabinoids toxicity admitted to Tanta University Poison Control Center from January...
Brain and Behavior
June 1, 2025
Alessandro Agostini, Sara Ventura, Silvia Tempia Valenta et al.
Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with psychological disorders and insecure attachment styles, potentially reflecting the long-lasting disease effect. Although functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies revealed differences in CD patients relative to HC, the brain properties underlying the attachment dimensions in CD remain scarcely investigated. We carried out an fMRI study to...