A fundamental question in the field of consciousness is how and why physical processes in the brain give rise to consciousness, a problem named the ‘hard problem of consciousness’ by David Chalmers. Despite numerous studies, neuroscience has yet to agree on a single account that addresses the hard problem of consciousness. Here, I introduce the energy-information generation (EIG) theory to...
Emily Dickinson’s poetry presents a profound and complex meditation on the nature of time, which remains an underexplored facet of her work. Moving beyond the conventional binary of linear and cyclical time, this essay argues that Dickinson develops a stratified view of time. Through close readings of key poems, including “Because I could not stop for Death,” “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,”...
Abstract:This article argues for a revised understanding of Coleridge's aesthetics of the preternatural by analyzing them through the lens of his long-standing engagement with the phenomenology and hermeneutics of ghost-seeing. Focusing first on critical works such as The Friend, The Statesman's Manual, and Coleridge's notes on Hamlet, I contend that Coleridge articulates an account of...
Introducción: Actualmente, el incremento de alteraciones psicológicas como parte de la vida moderna y ha permeado en el actor social y ha propiciado la búsqueda de terapias psicológicas ancladas a la posmodernidad; lo cual ha llevado a la población urbana a recurrir a la experimentación de terapias alternativas, como el uso de sustancias para el proceso de sanación psicológica. El consumo de...
A recente fenomenologia da afetividade tem se dedicado à elucidação de um campo específico de fenômenos afetivos que, a partir da contribuição seminal de Mathew Ratcliffe, é conhecido com o âmbito dos sentimentos existenciais. Sentimentos existenciais são sentimentos corporais que condicionam em geral as experiências intencionais. Tais sentimentos atuam de modo pré-reflexivo e são vivenciados...
Sleep is a state of total rest for the human body and mind, although vital organs remain active. One sleep disorder that has attracted attention is sleep paralysis, which in Indonesia is often associated with cultural beliefs such as the phenomenon of “ketindihan.” This study aims to examine sleep paralysis (ketindihan) from a Sufi perspective, specifically the thought of Imam al-Ghazālī, using...
Despite advances in sleep and dream science via neuroscientific methods, self-reported diary data (e. g. dream journals) remain indispensable for capturing theory-relevant phenomenological aspects of dreams including their emotional content [1, 2]. Manual annotation of such data; however, is time-intensive and typically requires human coders to be trained to reliability. To circumvent these...
Sleep MedicineDecember 1, 2024Ahmed Ali Khan, Ammara Abid, Maheen Nawaz et al.
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a rapid eye movement (REM) parasomnia that occurs during the transition between wakefulness and sleep. During this brief state, a person is conscious but unable to move or speak, often experiencing hallucinations. It is 'isolated' when it occurs without other symptoms of narcolepsy or sleep disorders. Despite its prevalence, much remains unknown about its clinical...
Due to music's extraordinary capacity to temporarily alter mental and physical states, the domain of musical experience offers a natural and accessible field of investigation for the study of states of consciousness. However, despite the continued emergence of music-related investigations into conscious experience, their research paradigms remain on the fringes of consciousness research, with...
Emerging consensus among enactivist philosophers and embodied mind theorists suggests that seeking to understand mental illness we need to look out of our skulls at the ecology of the brain. Still, the complex links between materiality (in broadest sense of material objects, habits, practices and environments) and mental health remain little understood. This paper discusses the benefits of...