LEADER 04306nam 2200613 450 001 9910131529803321 005 20230621140724.0 010 $a9782889194858$b(ebook) 035 $a(CKB)3710000000504568 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001684389 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16517342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001684389 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15045359 035 $a(PQKB)11486501 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00056736 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/54744 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000504568 100 $a20160829d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aNon-ordinary mental expressions/$ftopic editors, Etzel Cardeņa and Enrico Facco 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2015 210 31$aFrance :$cFrontiers Media SA,$d2015 215 $a1 online resource (135 pages) $cillustrations; digital file(s) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aSo-called altered states of consciousness (ASC) are an intriguing, still under-researched topic, with profound neuropsychological and epistemological implications. In the last few decades there has been increasing multidisciplinary interest in consciousness and ASC, a term encompassing a wide range of pathological and non-pathological conditions, including dreaming, near-death experiences (NDEs), hypnagogic states, hallucinogenic experiences, epileptic seizures, psychotic symptoms, coma, and minimally conscious states. There has also been considerable research on procedures that may affect ASC including hypnosis and various forms of meditation. Since the term altered implies for some abnormality or dysfunction, the concept of anomalous experiences (not necessarily implying pathology) is increasingly used and more general.The term non-ordinary mental expressions (NOME) encompasses both anomalous (at least for a particular culture at a particular time) experiences and related neuropsychological processes and induction procedures. Our use of non-ordinary: a) does not assume pathology; and b) is suitable for sophisticated and positive mental activities, including, creativity, intuition, and some forms of spirituality. We use the term mind to include both conscious and preconscious processes, and question the notion that, ?ordinary,? waking consciousness provides the only epistemologically valid stance with regard to the mind and its interactions with reality. Similarly, although genius and madness both imply something beyond normal, they differ importantly in their ontology and implications.In short, NOME refers to both experiences and procedures that seek to change short- or long-term psychological processes. Regarding the latter, meditation is an intentional activity, calling for training of attention and reflective awareness, and varying in specific procedures and outcomes. With regard to an absence of pathology, NDEs, which have several features in common with mystical experiences, may occur in the absence of any brain disorder and bring about positive changes. Reductionist interpretations of NDEs as pathophysiological do not explain nor encompass the whole range of their phenomenology. Instead, brain areas and neurotransmitters potentially involved in these experiences may provide a common terrain for both pathological and non-pathological mind expressions. 410 0$aFrontiers Research Topics. 606 $aPsychology 606 $aSocial Sciences 610 $aout-of-body experiences 610 $apsychedelics 610 $anear-death-experiences 610 $aonsciousness 610 $aMeditation 610 $aPSI 610 $aHypnosis 610 $aAnomalous experience 610 $aMDMA 615 0$aPsychology. 615 0$aSocial Sciences. 700 $aEnrico Facco$4auth$01366024 702 $aFacco$b Enrico 702 $aCardeņa$b Etzel 801 0$bPQKB 801 2$bUkMaJRU 912 $a9910131529803321 996 $aNon-ordinary mental expressions$93388476 997 $aUNINA