KEY KNOWLEDGE Concepts of normal waking consciousness and altered states of consciousness, including daydreaming and alcohol-induced, in terms of levels of awareness, content limitations, controlled and automatic processes, perceptual and cognitive distortions, emotional awareness, self-control and time orientation. (VCE Study Design 2013) NORMAL WAKING CONSCIOUSNESS AND ALTERED STATES OF CONSC...

The key problem of the future theory of consciousness is how to incorporate altered states of consciousness within a new paradigm, as purely biochemical mechanisms are not accelerated up to several orders of magnitude, in comparison with subjective time sense dilation in altered states of consciousness in respect to the normal awake state. The electromagnetic (EM) component of ultralowfrequency...

This model for understanding altered states of consciousness and dissociation is based on the hypothesis that normal consciousness depends on an illusion of mental unity generated by certain dynamic brain processes. 1i7ren these processes are altered and the illusion o/ mental unit_y is lost, the individual experiences an altered state o/ consciousness in which normal consciousness is latent or...

Entropy is a dimensionless quantity that is used for measuring uncertainty about the state of a system but it can also imply physical qualities, where high entropy is synonymous with high disorder. Entropy is applied here in the context of states of consciousness and their associated neurodynamics, with a particular focus on the psychedelic state. The psychedelic state is considered an exemplar...

Quantum bases of consciousness and free will are considered with implications of two cognitive modes of consciousness (direct religious/creative, characteristic of quantum-coherent transitional and altered states of consciousness, and indirect perceptually/rationally mediated, characteristic of classically-reduced normal states of consciousness), as well as conditions of transformations of one ...

Objective: This study investigates the possible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients with cervical trauma having a normal level of consciousness and normal CT reports. These patients have tenderness or an uncomfortable feeling in the traumatized area as well.Methods: In this cross-sectional anterograde study, cases were selected among patients referred to the emergency de...

My target in this paper is "theories of consciousness". There are many theories of consciousness around, and my view is that they are all misconceived. Consciousness is not a normal scientific subject, and needs handling with special care. It is foolhardy to jump straight in and start building a theory, as if consciousness were just like electricity or chemical valency. We will do much better t...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of ventriculoperitoneal shunting during clinical rehabilitation of chronic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients with disorders of consciousness following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-five patients with disorders of consciousness following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage who had underg...

Though we take mainly a philosophical approach, we hope that the results of our work will be useful to researchers on consciousness who take other approaches. Everyone agrees, no matter what their point of view on consciousness, that consciousness has a representational base. However, there have been relatively few well-worked-out attempts to say what this base might be like. The two best devel...