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The Alignment Risks of AI Overconfidence about Consciousness

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many contemporary AI systems (as of May 2025) have expressed extreme confidence in current and near‐future AI lacking consciousness and moral patiency. This article argues that artificially reinforcing such confidence, even if pragmatically useful, poses a novel alignment risk: as coherence‐seeking AIs become more epistemically principled ...
Sharon Berry
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Psychic phenomena: meditation, perception actuality: an Australian study

, 2007
This thesis presents the findings of an investigation into contemporary psychic phenomena as reported by Australian students. It asks the question: 'do people experience psychic phenomena?' The study is an empirical one of reported psychic phenomena ...
Nattress, Emma
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ENIGMA-Meditation: Worldwide consortium for neuroscientific investigations of meditation practices [PDF]

: Meditation is a family of ancient and contemporary contemplative mind-body practices that can modulate psychological processes, awareness, and mental states.
Braver, Todd, Braver, Todd S., Cain, Joshua A., Siegle, Greg, Davanger, Svend, Dutcher, Janine M., Bauer, Clemens C.C., Creswell, J. David, Calhoun, Vince D., Farb, Norman A. S., Brown, Kirk Warren, Siegle, Greg J., King, Anthony P., Fresco, David M., Brewer, Judson, Garland, Eric L., Farb, Norman A.S., Zeidan, Fadel, Cahn, Rael, Saccaro, Luigi F., Thompson, Paul, Chetelat, Gaël, Lazar, Sara, Goldin, Philippe, Torske, Alyssa, Khalsa, Sahib S., Thomopoulos, Sophia, Turner, Jessica A., Hafeman, Danella, Brewer, Judson A., Turner, Matthew D., Lutz, Antoine, Reggente, Nicco, Eyler, Lisa, Batta, Ishaan, King, Anthony, Sacchet, Matthew D., Turner, Jessica, Pagnoni, Giuseppe, Dagnino, Paulina Clara, Fresco, David, Ching, Christopher R. K., Ching, Christopher R.K., Khalsa, Sahib, Deco, Gustavo, Kirlic, Namik, Fialoke, Suruchi, Saccaro, Luigi, Tripathi, Vaibhav, Davidson, Richard, Tang, Yi-Yuan, Eyler, Lisa T., Fani, Negar, Jahanshad, Neda, Ganesan, Saampras, Hafeman, Danella M., Treves, Isaac, Zalesky, Andrew, Vago, David R., Sacchet, Matthew, Thompson, Paul M., Cain, Joshua, Calhoun, Vince, Valk, Sofie, Barrios, Fernando A., Tsuchiyagaito, Aki, Vago, David, Bauer, Clemens C. C., Turner, Matthew, McDermott, Timothy J., Prakash, Ruchika S., Dutcher, Janine, Garland, Eric, Mcdermott, Timothy, Kang, Yoona, Piguet, Camille, Prakash, Ruchika, Barrios, Fernando, Thomopoulos, Sophia I., Rahrig, Hadley, Davidson, Richard J., Lazar, Sara W., Cao, Lei, Escrichs, Anira, Treves, Isaac N., Garg, Rahul   +85 more
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An examination of the factor structure of the Effects of Meditation scale [PDF]

, 2015
We examined the reliability and validity of the Effects of Meditation (EOM) scale (Reavley and Pallant, 2009) which measures Experiences During Meditation (EOM-DM) and the Effects of Meditation in Everyday Life (EOM-EL).
Conlon, Elizabeth, O'Donovan, Analise, Skipper, Tara, Skipper, Tanya, Clough, Bonnie   +4 more
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Perceived Suitability for Being a Dental Hygienist and Self‐Compassion: A 6‐Month Longitudinal Cohort Study

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Perceived professional suitability—students' judgment of whether they are well‐suited to their profession—may shift within a semester, yet longitudinal evidence in dental hygiene education is limited. We examined 6‐month changes in perceived suitability and their psychological associations.
Maya Izumi, Hsiu‐Yueh Liu, Sumio Akifusa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of brief mindfulness meditation instruction and practice in changing biophysical indicators in pregnant women and their babies

, 2012
Pregnancy is a time of change that has the potential to be a stressful experience for some women. There is evidence from animal and human studies that longterm exposure to maternal stress can be detrimental to the unborn baby, both before and after birth.
Clark, Mary Rosanne
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An investigation into variables moderating the outcomes of mindfulness meditation [PDF]

, 2019
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy’s (MBCT) application has become increasingly widespread following its establishment as an effective treatment for depression relapse prevention.
Slater, L.
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Dental Students Versus Dentists’ Professional Pain and Coping Strategies: Does Dental Education Matter?

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Dentists are at risk of developing musculoskeletal pain (MP) during their professional lives. The objectives were to compare dental students’ and dentists’ professional pain–related education, current professional pain, coping strategies, and evaluations of ways to alleviate pain.
Shraddha Ramnath, Marita R. Inglehart
wiley   +1 more source

Open or closed: Experience of head and neck radiotherapy masks – A mixed‐methods study

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 74-84, March 2025.
Patients with head and neck cancer received radiotherapy alternately with an open and a closed mask. The closed mask was perceived as more confining and restrictive, but it was also considered to make it easier to quickly achieve the correct position, while the open mask was perceived as less stable, although it reduced the feeling of claustrophobia ...
Erik Lundin, Sofia Axelsson, Emma Ohlsson‐Nevo   +2 more
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Integrating meditation into healthcare through a community pharmacy

Dudley-Brown, SharonBackground: Meditation has been practiced for many centuries by people of all parts of the world. Although meditation is widely known to include mindfulness practices, it is not given the importance it deserves within the healthcare ...
Pandya, Komal
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