Consciousness
Theory of consciousness for the therapistStudents may forget relevant information in order to protect their own psyches
UCLA-led study suggests people often don’t recall memories that threaten the way they want to see themselves
The New Science of Consciousness
The New Science of Consciousness: Exploring the Complexity of Brain, Mind, and Self Members Download: TNPTVol4issue12pp20-29 The New Science of Consciousness offers a novel approach to brain science based on collaborations between neuroscientists and complexity...
Change the Music - Psychotherapy and Brain Vibrations
Change the Music - Psychotherapy and Brain Vibrations Stuart Hameroff Members Download: TNPTVol4Issue4pp30-35 Psychotherapists have recommended treating certain mental disorders by soliciting traumatic memory and providing concomitant positive emotional...
Disturbed Consciousness
Disturbed Consciousness: New Essays on Psychopathology and Theories of Consciousness Rocco J. Gennaro In my recently published anthology Disturbed Consciousness: New Essays on Psychopathology and Theories of Consciousness (MIT Press, 2015), philosophers and...
Neurophilosophy and the Healthy Mind
Neurophilosophy and the Healthy Mind: Learning from the Unwell Brain Georg Northoff How does the mind relate to the brain? This is the big question of our time. Much has been resolved in terms of the role of evolution, the unconscious, and most recently, the...
Can Artificial Intelligence Ever Truly Love You?
The film Her opened up the eyes of many. If you have not seen this modern love story, it unfolds with a typical “boy meets girl” scenario. Theodore Twonby falls head over heels in love with Samantha as they chat about his dreams, experiences, desires, and everyday...
Possible On/Off Switch Discovered For Human Consciousness
Scientists at George Washington University in Washington D.C, have uncovered a potential on/off switch relating to consciousness. The original study, appearing in Epilepsy and Behavior, may have unlocked a vital ‘key’ through electrical stimulation. This...
What’s Wrong with the Brains of Psychopaths?
What’s Wrong with the Brains of Psychopaths? William Hirstein Four Neuropsychological Models Recent work in neuroscience is revealing that the brains of psychopaths are different from those of normal people in several interesting ways. Whether these differences should...
Consciousness, Higher-Order Thoughts, and the Brain
Consciousness, Higher-Order Thoughts, and the Brain Rocco J. Gennaro Members Download: Consciousness, Higher-order Thoughts and the Brain A theory of consciousness which has garnered attention from both scientists and philosophers in recent years is the “higher-order...
What The Philosopher Immanuel Kant Can Tell Us About Psychiatric Disorders
What The Philosopher Immanuel Kant Can Tell Us About Psychiatric Disorders Georg Northoff [Content protected for subscribers only] Not a subscriber? Get your free copy here >> The early philosopher Immanuel Kant suggested that the mind’s intrinsic features are...