Alterations of Consciousness

An Empirical Analysis for Social Scientists

Imants Barušs (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

277 Seiten

2020 | Second Edition
American Psychological Association (Verlag)
978-1-4338-3267-3 (ISBN)

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Embark on an intriguing journey into cognitive reality, where diverse states of consciousness—from sleep and dreams to hypnosis, trance, dissociation, and near-death experiences—are examined. Cutting-edge neuroscientific insights shed light on psychedelics, UFO encounters, and an emerging exosomatic theory of mind.

Now in a second edition, this pathbreaking investigation into the nature of cognitive reality explores various manifestations of consciousness, including more familiar states such as sleeping and dreaming, as well as hypnosis, trance, dissociation, and near-death experiences.

Throughout the work, Baru amp scaron s brings to bear significant new neuroscientific evidence supporting the occurrence of these phenomena and their nature and purpose. Other major updates include the latest findings in sleep research, therapeutic discoveries related to psychedelics, empirical research into transcendent states, and developments in the study of anomalous phenomena such as purported alien abduction and UFOs.

A new conclusion discusses an exosomatic theory of consciousness that can account for the findings in the text. Students and other readers of this engaging text will sharpen their critical thinking skills and gain an enriched understanding of consciousness, reality, and the scientific endeavor.

Imants Baru amp scaron s, PhD, is a professor of psychology at King's College, University of Western Ontario, where he has been teaching undergraduate courses in consciousness for more than 3 years. His research focuses on fundamental questions concerning the nature of consciousness, with academic papers having appeared in psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and science journals. He is the author of several other books, including The Personal Nature of Notions of Consciousness, Authentic Knowing, and Transcendent Mind (co-authored with Julia Mossbridge).

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction
Wakefulness
Sleep
Dreams
Hypnosis
Trance
Psychedelics
Transcendence
Death
Conclusion

References

Index

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	31.07.2020
Verlagsort	Washington DC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
ISBN-10	1-4338-3267-4 / 1433832674
ISBN-13	978-1-4338-3267-3 / 9781433832673
Zustand	Neuware