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Disturbed consciousness : new essays on psychopathology and theories of consciousness /

"In Disturbed consciousness, philosophers and other scholars examine various psychopathologies in light of specific philosophical theories of consciousness.
Gennaro, Rocco J.,editor,author.
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Consciousness, Meaning and the Future Phenomenology [PDF]

, 2011
Phenomenological states are generally considered sources of intrinsic motivation for autonomous biological agents. In this paper we will address the issue of exploiting these states for robust goal-directed systems. We will provide an analysis of
Sanz Bravo, Ricardo, Sánchez Escribano, María Guadalupe, Hernández Corbato, Carlos   +2 more
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The threshold of self-consciousness

, 2013
This thesis is about self-consciousness and how we might be able to determine its existence in non-human animals and human infants. By 'self-consciousness' I mean something very like the type of self-consciousness possessed by normal human adults.
Stephane Joseph Savanah (12304562)
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Using chills-inducing music to augment self-transcendence, emotional breakthrough, and psychological insight during mindfulness and loving kindness meditation

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionNon-pharmacologically induced altered states of consciousness that promote mental health and wellbeing are a growing focus of clinical and basic research.
Leonardo Christov-Moore, Felix Schoeller, Mathilda Von Guttenberg, Tiffany Durinski, Mordechai Walder, Felipe A. Jain, Felipe A. Jain, Marco Iacoboni, Nicco Reggente   +8 more
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EEG hemispheric asymmetry and behavioral responsiveness following rTMS in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: an exploratory study

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background Hemispheric asymmetry is a fundamental feature of large-scale brain organization, yet its relevance to disorders of consciousness (DOC) and its modulation following repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) remain insufficiently ...
Xiaochun Zheng, Qiuyi Xiao, Chengwei Xu, Zerong Chen, Zhanxing Yuan, Haili Zhong, Yang Bai, Xiyan Huang, Qiuyou Xie   +8 more
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The unity of consciousness and the ontology of mind [PDF]

This thesis concerns the unity of consciousness - in particular the phenomenal unity of consciousness. The idea that consciousness is 'phenomenally unified' is the idea that if we attempt to characterise 'what it is like' for a subject just by listing ...
Rashbrook, Oliver William
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Mystic doubt: In search of pure consciousness

Transcendental Meditation (TM) holds that the essence of reality is "pure consciousness." This piece contrasts three interpretations of their meditative trance: (i) TM doctrine, and (ii) scientific physicalism, (iii) with my own meditative experience ...
Ohlson, Olof,
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Art, Time and Consciousness

, 2006
Philosophical conceptions of time seem to fall into two groups, “flow” (river, arrow) and “block”: both of them spatialised. Kant was an important exception, and modern subjectivist thinking about time, or about the consciousness of time, seems to have ...
Haines, Simon
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Consciousness and the Moral Permissibility of Infanticide

, 2008
In this paper, we present a conditional argument for the moral permissibility of some kinds of infanticide. The argument is based on a certain view of consciousness and the claim that there is an intimate connection between consciousness and infanticide.
Kriegel, Uriah, Hassoun, Nicole
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Reply to: No specific relationship between hypnotic suggestibility and the rubber hand illusion

Nature Communications, 2022
P. Lush, A. K. Seth
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