Consciousness
Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. It is a subject of much research in philosophy of mind, psychology, neurology, and cognitive science.
Some philosophers divide consciousness into phenomenal consciousness, which is experience itself, and access consciousness, which is the processing of the things in experience (Block 2004). Phenomenal consciousness is the state of being conscious, such as when we say "I am conscious". Access consciousness is being conscious of something in relation to abstract concepts, such as when we say "I am conscious of these words". The following articles discuss various forms of access consciousness: Awareness, Self-awareness, Conscience, Stream of consciousness, Husserl's phenomenology and Intentionality. Phenomenal consciousness is closely related to creature consciousness and sentience and the concept of the soul.
Humans (and often other animals, as well) are variously said to possess consciousness, self-awareness, and a mind that contains our sensations, perceptions, dreams, lucid dreams, inner speech and imagination etc. Each of us has a subjective view. There are many debates about the extent to which the mind constructs or experiences the outer world, the passage of time, and free will.
An understanding of necessary preconditions for consciousness in the human brain may allow us to address important ethical questions. For instance, to what extent are non-human animals conscious? At what point in fetal development does consciousness begin? Can machines achieve conscious states? Are todays autonome and intelligent machines already conscious? These issues are of great interest to those concerned with the ethical treatment of other beings, be they animals, fetuses, or, in the future, machines.
In common parlance, consciousness denotes being awake and responsive to one's environment; this contrasts with being asleep or being in a coma. The term 'level of consciousness' denotes how consciousness seems to vary during anesthesia and during various states of mind, such as day dreaming, lucid dreaming, imagining, etc. Nonconsciousness exists when consciousness is not present. There is speculation, especially among religious groups, and maybe some evidence, that consciousness may exist after death or before birth.
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Brainwave Entrainment
Brainwave entrainment or \"brainwave synchronization,\" is any practice that aims to cause brainwave frequency to fall into step with a periodic stimulus having a frequency corresponding to the intended brain-state (for example, to induce sleep). It depends upon a \"frequency following\" response, a naturally occurring phenomenon where the human brain has a tendency to change its dominant EEG frequency towards the frequency of a dominant external stimulus.
Binaural Beats
Binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain independent of physical stimuli. This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove.
Neurofeedback
Binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain independent of physical stimuli. This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove.
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Smart Drugs
Nootropics, also known as smart drugs, are drugs that are purported to improve mental functions such as cognition, memory, intelligence, motivation, attention, and concentration.
Dreams are a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and purpose of dreams are not fully understood, though they have been a topic of speculation and interest throughout recorded history. The scientific study of dreams is known as oneirology.
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Hypnosis is a mental state or set of attitudes usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions. Hypnotic suggestions may be delivered by a hypnotist in the presence of the subject , or may be self-administered (\\\\\\\"self-suggestion\\\\\\\" or \\\\\\\"autosuggestion\\\\\\\").
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List of all known psychoactive and mind altering plants.
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List of all known psychoactive and mind altering preparations.
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List of all known psychoactive and mind altering chemicals.
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Brainwave Entrainment
Brainwave entrainment or "brainwave synchronization," is any practice that aims to cause brainwave frequency to fall into step with a periodic stimulu...
Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a mental state or set of attitudes usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a series of...
Dreams
Dreams are a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and pur...
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Brainwave Entrainment
All You Wanted To Know About Brainwave Entrainment and its benefits
The human brain and its capabilities set humans apart from other animals giving them the vital powers of distinction to differentiate between the good and the bad
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Tickle Your Amygdala And Access Your Super Brain
The key to developing your mind\'s power works hand in hand with developing certain parts of your brain. Specifically, your frontal lobes, a part of your neo cortex, the area commonly referred to as the third eye.
"The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concetrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power.
My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible."
- Nikola Tesla