Connecting Up the Dots

Altered States of Consciousness More Common Than Believed in Mind-Body Practices - Neuroscience News A new study finds that altered states of consciousness (ASCs), like those experienced during meditation, are more common than previously thought. 45% of respondents reported experiencing ASCs at least once, often leading to positive outcomes.

Erich Fromm on Mental Health (1960) Erich Fromm discusses mental health and society in a 1960 interview.

UN Report Says Common Psychiatric Practices Amount to ‘Torture’ APA and WPA disagree with a report prepared for the United Nations that equates involuntary psychiatric treatment with torture.

Bernado Kastrup's Analytic Idealism CRITIQUED This video explains the two mistakes I believe Bernado Kastrup makes when defending his version of idealism: Analytic Idealism.Link to video about indirect r...

Word of the Day: kinesiology This word has appeared in 12 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

Exercise Boosts Learning and Motor Memory - Neuroscience News The study found that exercising both before and after learning optimizes memory formation, with a notable 10% improvement in remembering motor skills.

Hilary Putnam on Brains in a Vat TBA

Arnold B. Scheibel - How Brain Scientists Think About Consciousness Is consciousness a scientific problem to be solved? Or a philosophical problem that will remain a mystery? What do scientists who study the brain think? And ...