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Title: Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Sel

ISBN: 9780262038317

Book Title: Altered States of Consciousness : Experiences Out of Time and Self

Item Length: 8.2in

Publisher: MIT Press

Publication Year: 2018

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 0.7in

Author: Marc Wittmann

Genre: Psychology, Science

Topic: Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Time, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Neuropsychology

Item Width: 5.7in

Item Weight: 11.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 190 Pages

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What altered states of consciousness--the dissolution of feelings of time and self--can tell us about the mystery of consciousness. During extraordinary moments of consciousness--shock, meditative states and sudden mystical revelations, out-of-body experiences, or drug intoxication--our senses of time and self are altered; we may even feel time and self dissolving. These experiences have long been ignored by mainstream science, or considered crazy fantasies. Recent research, however, has located the neural underpinnings of these altered states of mind. In this book, neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann shows how experiences that disturb or widen our everyday understanding of the self can help solve the mystery of consciousness. Wittmann explains that the relationship between consciousness of time and consciousness of self is close; in extreme circumstances, the experiences of space and self intensify and weaken together. He considers the emergence of the self in waking life and dreams; how our sense of time is distorted by extreme situations ranging from terror to mystical enlightenment; the experience of the moment; and the loss of time and self in such disorders as depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Dostoyevsky reported godly bliss during epileptic seizures; neurologists are now investigating the phenomenon of the epileptic aura. Wittmann describes new studies of psychedelics that show how the brain builds consciousness of self and time, and discusses pilot programs that use hallucinogens to treat severe depression, anxiety, and addiction. If we want to understand our consciousness, our subjectivity, Wittmann argues, we must not be afraid to break new ground. Studying altered states of consciousness leads us directly to the heart of the matter: time and self, the foundations of consciousness.

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MIT Press

ISBN-10

0262038315

ISBN-13

9780262038317

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243011303

Product Key Features

Book Title

Altered States of Consciousness : Experiences Out of Time and Self

Author

Marc Wittmann

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Time, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Neuropsychology

Publication Year

2018

Genre

Psychology, Science

Number of Pages

190 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

8.2in

Item Height

0.7in

Item Width

5.7in

Item Weight

11.2 Oz

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Bf468.W57313 2018

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"To make a book either about altered states of consciousness or about time accessible to nonexperts is, by itself, a great challenge. In Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self, author Marc Wittmann takes one step further and combines these two topics to discuss how they are related . . . his book is likely to be enjoyed both by readers who are novices in these areas and by readers who are already familiar with one of these topics." -- Perception, To make a book either about altered states of consciousness or about time accessible to nonexperts is, by itself, a great challenge. In Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self, author Marc Wittmann takes one step further and combines these two topics to discuss how they are related... his book is likely to be enjoyed both by readers who are novices in these areas and by readers who are already familiar with one of these topics.-- Wired --, "To make a book either about altered states of consciousness or about time accessible to nonexperts is, by itself, a great challenge. In Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self, author Marc Wittmann takes one step further and combines these two topics to discuss how they are related . . . his book is likely to be enjoyed both by readers who are novices in these areas and by readers who are already familiar with one of these topics." -- Wired

2018

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2017-055646

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153.7/53

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