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The hidden role of language in consciousness

For decades, scientists have asked whether language simply reports conscious thought or helps shape it. New insights from ...
Higher states of consciousness are not hallucinations but authentic transformational experiences, mostly triggered by turmoil ...
Scientists and philosophers studying the mind have discovered how little we know about our inner experiences ...
AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness is the fourth film collaboration between Eric Black and Frauke Sandig, who are based in San Francisco and Berlin respectively, but managed to collaborate on a film ...
Filmmakers Frauke Sandig and Eric Black explore six radically different perspectives on consciousness in their documentary “AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness.” Through expert perspectives spanning high ...
Are childhood experiences and altered states of consciousness in adults closer than we think? Early ways of knowing in children strikingly resemble adults' altered states.
Self-analysis helps regulate future behavior for maximum effectiveness. Ever wonder why some people are more effective than others? Life just seems to be easier for them, right? The answer to this ...
Researchers reviewing near-death experiences and animal experiments claim consciousness may continue after the heart stops, calling for death to be redefined ...