Mindfulness meditation is a contemplative practice informed by Buddhism that targets the development of present-focused awareness and non-judgment of experience. Interest in mindfulness is burgeoning, and it has been shown to be effective in improving mental and physical health in clinical and non-clinical contexts. In this report, for the first time, we used electroencephalography (EEG)...
Materialism/physicalism that generally dominates in the contemporary analytic philosophy is challenged by fairly powerful anti-materialist arguments, notably the zombie argument (most influentially defended by David Chalmers) and the knowledge argument (the most widely discussed version of which was advanced and defended by Frank Jackson). These arguments highlight the explanatory gap from the...
Bilincin öznel doğası, bilincin bilimsel olarak araştırılmasında önemli bir zorluk teşkil etmektedir. Bu sorunun üstesinden gelmek için çeşitli metodolojiler geliştirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda, heterofenomenoloji ve nörofenomenoloji, bilincin öznel doğasını araştırmak için dikkate değer yöntemler sunan iki rakip metodoloji olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, söz konusu metodolojileri eleştirel...
The problem of explaining the relationship between subjective experience and physical reality remains difficult and unresolved. In most explanations, consciousness is epiphenomenal, without causal power. The most notable exception is Integrated Information Theory (IIT), which provides a causal explanation for consciousness. However, IIT relies on an identity between subjectivity and a...
This research paper delves into the intricate portrayal of the human-Android divide in Philip K. Dick's renowned novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and its profound implications on the notion of authenticity. Set in a dystopian future, the novel presents a world where advanced androids blur the lines between human and artificial emotions, raising existential questions about identity...
La conscience sur un spectre : repenser les frontières traditionnelles à travers les dynamiques cérébrales et comportementales Le terme "état de conscience" désigne le type ou le niveau de conscience d'une personne à un moment donné. On peut classer les états de conscience selon différentes caractéristiques, comme le degré de vigilance (être éveillé ou sous anesthésie), la présence ou l'absence...
The standard scientific approach to studying consciousness involves contrasting conscious operations with unconscious ones. However, challenges in establishing the absence of conscious awareness have led to debates about the extent and existence of unconscious processes. We collected experimental data on unconscious semantic priming, manipulating prime presentation duration to highlight the...
To study whether the free energy principle can explain fetal brain activity and the existence of fetal consciousness via a chaotic dimension derived using artificial intelligence. In this observational study, we used a four-dimensional ultrasound technique obtained to collect images of fetal faces from pregnancies at 27-37 weeks of gestation, between February and December 2021. We developed an...
Cosmopsychism is a novel paradigm that has the potential to respond to the hard problem of consciousness. It is based on the theoretical framework of stochastic electrodynamics. Considering both consciousness and matter as the primary reality, cosmopsychism describes the dynamic interaction of the brain with the ubiquitous field of consciousness (UFC), resulting in a number of information...
Lucid dreaming is a dream in which one is aware that they are dreaming while dreaming as well as being able to influence the dream. It is utilized in scientific research to explore dreaming, in clinical context to treat nightmares, and in private settings to have fun, solve problems, and to train various skills. In this paper, based on an interview with a lucid dreamer, a fascinating, yet...