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Meditation Experiences, Self, and Boundaries of Consciousness [PDF]
, 2016 Our experiences with the external world are possible mainly through vision, hearing, taste, touch, and smell providing us a sense of reality.
Barnes, Vernon A. +3 more
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Spontaneous thought and vulnerability to mood disorders : the dark side of the wandering mind [PDF]
, 2016 There is increasing interest in spontaneous thought, namely task-unrelated or rest-related mental activity. Spontaneous thought is an umbrella term for processes like mind-wandering, involuntary autobiographical memory, and daydreaming, with evidence ...
Alloy, Lauren B. +3 more
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Neurological manifestations and neuro-invasive mechanisms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 [PDF]
, 2020 Background and purpose Infections with coronaviruses are not always confined to the respiratory tract and various neurological manifestations have been reported.
Boon, Paul +6 more
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Can hyper-synchrony in meditation lead to seizures? Similarities in meditative and epileptic brain states [PDF]
, 2014 Meditation is used worldwide by millions of people for relaxation and stress relief. Given sufficient practice, meditators may also experience a variety of altered states of consciousness.
Lindsay, Shane
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An interoceptive predictive coding model of conscious presence [PDF]
, 2012 We describe a theoretical model of the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying conscious presence and its disturbances. The model is based on interoceptive prediction error and is informed by predictive models of agency, general models of hierarchical ...
Anil K. Seth +5 more
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Chronic disorders of consciousness
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 2017 Over the last 20 years, studies have provided greater insight into disorders of consciousness (DOC), also known as altered state of consciousness. Increased brain residual functions have been identified in patients with DOC due to the successful application of novel next-generation imaging technologies. Many unconscious patients have now been confirmed
Xiaoxiao Ni +4 more
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Journal of NeuroEngineering and RehabilitationBackground Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) caused by severe brain injuries represent a challenging clinical entity, which is easy to misdiagnosis and lacks effective treatment options.
Chengwei Xu +10 more
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Law in everyday life and death: a socio-legal study of chronic disorders of consciousness [PDF]
, 2014 This paper addresses, from a socio-legal perspective, the question of the significance of law for the treatment, care and the end-of-life decision making for patients with chronic disorders of consciousness.
Halliday, Simon +2 more
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The Disorder of Consciousness in Schizophrenia [PDF]
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 1987 The schizophrenic experience is described as an inability to sustain an intentional focus to attention. Attention is captured by incidental details in the schizophrenic patient's environment, and this gives rise to a spurious sense of significance. The patient's inability to direct a train of thought prevents full access to long-term memory so that ...
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Psychedelics as a treatment for disorders of consciousness [PDF]
Neuroscience of Consciousness, 2019 Based on its ability to increase brain complexity, a seemingly reliable index of conscious level, we propose testing the capacity of the classic psychedelic, psilocybin, to increase conscious awareness in patients with disorders of consciousness. We also confront the considerable ethical and practical challenges this proposal must address, if this ...
Scott, Gregory, Carhart-Harris, Robin L
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