Altered States of Consciousness [PDF]
, 2010 Altered states of consciousness are sought after for religious and spiritual purposes in cultures throughout the world. An altered state of consciousness is a kind of disassociation from ordinary consciousness, and can take on many different forms. Attaining altered states of consciousness is a hallmark of rites in primitive cultures, as well as urban ...
John Alan Cohan
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An exploratory study of breathwork-induced altered states of consciousness in experienced practitioners: the airways to alteration (A2A) trial [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundBreathwork that increases ventilatory rate or depth represents an accessible non-pharmacological modality for potentially inducing altered states of consciousness (ASCs).
Guy W. Fincham +6 more
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Classification schemes of altered states of consciousness
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral ReviewsIn recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the conceptual and empirical study of altered states of consciousness (ASCs) induced pharmacologically or otherwise, driven by their potential clinical applications. To draw attention to the rich history of research in this domain, we review prominent classification schemes that have been proposed ...
Athena Demertzi +2 more
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Induction of altered states of consciousness during Floatation-REST is associated with the dissolution of body boundaries and the distortion of subjective time [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFloatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy) minimizes stimulation of the nervous system by immersing subjects in an environment without sound or light while they effortlessly float in thermoneutral water supersaturated with Epsom salt ...
Helena Hruby +3 more
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Psychometric evaluation of the altered states of consciousness rating scale (OAV). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 The OAV questionnaire has been developed to integrate research on altered states of consciousness (ASC). It measures three primary and one secondary dimensions of ASC that are hypothesized to be invariant across ASC induction methods.
Erich Studerus +2 more
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Sexual practices and altered states of consciousness
, 2021 This study will explore how certain sexual practices can lead to altered states of consciousness like flow or transient hypofrontality.
Richard A. Sprott, Alice Díaz
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A Fragmented Mind: Altered States of Consciousness and Spirit Possession Between Rituals and Therapy [PDF]
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral ScienceDonato Giuseppe Leo
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Neural Correlates of the Shamanic State of Consciousness
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 Psychedelics have been recognized as model interventions for studying altered states of consciousness. However, few empirical studies of the shamanic state of consciousness, which is anecdotally similar to the psychedelic state, exist.
Emma R. Huels +16 more
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Altered states of consciousness in sports psychology: hypnosis, suggestion and auto-suggestion [PDF]
Современная зарубежная психология, 2021 The article is devoted to the problem of studying and applying the phenomena of suggestion, auto-suggestion and altered states of consciousness in modern sports psychology.
Kvitchasty A.V.
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Contributions to the Phenomenology of Heightened Reality
Problemos, 2023 This article analyzes the experience of heightened reality, whereby subjects feel or think that what they are facing is reality itself, or somehow a ‘more real reality’, a hyperreality.
Mark Losoncz
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