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A neurophenomenological approach to non-ordinary states of consciousness: hypnosis, meditation, and psychedelics

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Title: A neurophenomenological approach to non-ordinary states of consciousness: hypnosis, meditation, and psychedelics
Authors: Timmermann Slater, CB
Bauer, P
Gosseries, O
Vanhaudenhuyse, A
Vollenweider, F
Laureys, S
Singer, T
Mind and Life (MLE) ENCECON Research Group
Antonova, E
Lutz, A
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: No contemporary unifying framework has been provided for the study of non-ordinary states of consciousness (NSCs) despite increased interest in hypnosis, meditation, and psychedelics. NSCs induce shifts in experiential contents (what appears to the experiencer) and/or structure (how it appears). This can allow the investigation of the plastic and dynamic nature of experience from a multiscale perspective that includes mind, brain, body, and context. We propose a neurophenomenological (NP) approach to the study of NSCs which highlights their role as catalysts of transformation in clinical practice by refining our understanding of the relationships between experiential (subjective) and neural dynamics. We outline the ethical implications of the NP approach for standard conceptions of health and pathology as well as the crucial role of experience-based know-how in NSC-related research and application.
Issue Date: Feb-2023
Date of Acceptance: 29-Oct-2022
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/101200
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2022.11.006
ISSN: 1364-6613
Publisher: Cell Press
Start Page: 139
End Page: 159
Journal / Book Title: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Copyright Statement: © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Publication Status: Published
Online Publication Date: 2022-12-22
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Medicine
Department of Brain Sciences



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