Aspects Of Consciousness Research Articles

Health Belief Model in Quranic Perspective: A Synthesizing themes of Health Behavior

The encouragement of worship described by the Qur'an in various verses has another dimension related to the health belief model construction. This study aims to identify the formation of beliefs in actions that lead a person to healthy behaviours depicted in various verses by nahyu (prohibition) and amr (command). This study uses qualitative methods with a thematic analysis model to achieve this goal. A search of the various verses shows a pattern of the Qur'an's awareness of changes in actions correlated with statements about the potential risks that threaten humans that may prevent them from worshipping. Fear of the threat of danger as a driving mechanism for change in action is strengthened by motivating the benefits obtained in acting. The two aspects of consciousness, risk, and profit are driven by self-confidence that arises from awareness of servitude. The embodiment of the health beliefs model in the Qur'an represents the divine dimension that manifests in fulfilling the obligation to produce healthy behaviours.

Isolating primitive emotional phenomenology in the ‘lab’ of fiction

ABSTRACT There is an important debate in the philosophy of mind that has roots in the phenomenological tradition, namely: what are the primitive forms of consciousness, that is, what are the fundamental ingredients or aspects of consciousness. This paper wants to contribute to partially answering this general question by providing an answer to a required sub-question within this question: is emotional phenomenology fundamental? I will answer in the affirmative and will offer an argument focused on contemplative emotions elicited by fiction. Another type of contemplative emotions, namely, esthetic emotions, have been invoked in the literature but I will argue that the phenomenology of emotions elicited by fiction, given their continuity and sameness in kind with the phenomenology of garden variety emotions, are more dialectically efficient vis-à-vis the debate on the irreducibility of emotional phenomenology.

Disentangling the neural correlates of agency, ownership and multisensory processing

The experience of the self as an embodied agent in the world is an essential aspect of human consciousness. This experience arises from the feeling of control over one's bodily actions, termed the Sense of Agency, and the feeling that the body belongs to the self, Body Ownership. Despite longstanding philosophical and scientific interest in the relationship between the body and brain, the neural systems involved in Body Ownership and Sense of Agency, and especially their interactions, are not yet understood. In this preregistered study using the Moving Rubber Hand Illusion inside an MR-scanner, we aimed to uncover the relationship between Body Ownership and Sense of Agency in the human brain. Importantly, by using both visuomotor and visuotactile stimulations and measuring online trial-by-trial fluctuations in the illusion magnitude, we were able to disentangle brain systems related to objective sensory stimulation and subjective judgments of the bodily-self. Our results indicate that at both the behavioral and neural levels, Body Ownership and Sense of Agency are strongly interrelated. Multisensory regions in the occipital and fronto-parietal regions encoded convergence of sensory stimulation conditions. The subjective judgments of the bodily-self were related to BOLD fluctuations in the Somatosensory cortex and in regions not activated by the sensory conditions, such as the insular cortex and precuneus. Our results highlight the convergence of multisensory processing in specific neural systems for both Body Ownership and Sense of Agency with partially dissociable regions for subjective judgments in regions of the Default Mode Network.

Panpsychism and Physical Idealism

There is a significant convergence between some contemporary panpsychist theories and idealism. Traditional phenomenal, macro idealism has been widely criticised for its implausible account of physical facts. This paper examines three idealism friendly contemporary panpsychist philosophies and suggests that with some revisions a plausible realist and physical idealism can be articulated. Taking from information-theoretic models of consciousness and metaphysical arguments for the ontological primacy of mind, it is suggested via a Schelling inspired perspective that aspects of consciousness??? intrinsic nature provide a promising approach to the decomposition problem which is currently a significant challenge to pan/cosmopsychist theories.

Electromagnetic-field theories of qualia: can they improve upon standard neuroscience?

How do brains create all our different colors, pains, and other conscious qualities? These various qualia are the most essential aspects of consciousness. Yet standard neuroscience (primarily based on synaptic information processing) has not found the synaptic-firing codes, sometimes described as the "spike code," to account for how these qualia arise and how they unite to form complex perceptions, emotions, et cetera. Nor is it clear how to get from these abstract codes to the qualia we experience. But electromagnetic field (versus synaptic) approaches to how qualia arise have been offered in recent years by Pockett, McFadden, Jones, Bond, Ward and Guevera, Keppler and Shani, Hunt and Schooler, et cetera. These EM-field approaches show promise in offering more viable accounts of qualia. Yet, until now, they have not been evaluated together. We review various EM field theories of qualia, highlight their strengths and weaknesses, and contrast these theories with standard neuroscience approaches.

Separating weak integrated information theory into inspired and aspirational approaches.

Mediano etal. (The strength of weak integrated information theory. Trends Cogn Sci 2022;26: 646-55.) separate out strong and weak flavours of the integrated information theory (IIT) of consciousness. They describe 'strong IIT' as attempting to derive a universal formula for consciousness and 'weak IIT' as searching for empirically measurable correlates of aspects of consciousness. We put forward that their overall notion of 'weak IIT' may be too weak. Rather, it should be separated out to distinguish 'aspirational-IIT', which aims to empirically test IIT by making trade-offs to its proposed measures, and 'IIT-inspired' approaches, which adopt high-level ideas of IIT while dropping the mathematical framework it reaches through its introspective, first-principles approach to consciousness.

A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF SHATCHAKRA ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

The chakras are vortices of supernatural power and theyre visualized and experienced as round movements of energy at unique costs of vibration. these chakras are placed within the spinal cord, but they widely paintings within the frame. We can not discover these chakras from dissection but it is associated with our control gadget of body and they are aspect of consciousness. these six chakras function switches for turning on different elements of the brain. The awakening thats introduced approximately inside the chakras performed to the higher facilities within the brain through the nadis. There are also higher centers within the mind that are commonly mentioned in kundalini yoga: bindu and sahasrarabindu is located on the pinnacle lower back of the head. Bindu feeds the whole optic gadget and it is also seat of nectar or amrit. sahasrara is superlative: final end result of kundalini shakti. it is seat of better awareness and located on the top of the top, anatomically correlated to the pituitary gland.Chakras are like a source of power from which energy run to one-of-a-kind places. The nadis which pop out from every chakra transmit prana in both guidelines. The outgoing and the incoming reaction input and leave the chakra inside the form of this pranic float within the corresponding nadis. in accordance tantras, there are seventy two lots of nadis, wherein three are fundamental nadis and in the space outdoor the Merudanda (spinal column) placed at the left and the proper is the two Nadi-Ida and Pingala, the NadiSushumna is inside the middle. The Ida, pingala meet SushumnaNadi on the Muladhara Chakra and make a knot. This junction is referred to as Mukta Triveni. Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati reside in Pingala, Ida and Sushumna. This confluence area is known as Brahma Granthi. these meet once more on the Anahataand Ajna Chakra. Ida flows through the right nostril and Pingala through the left nostril. Ida [Sasi, Lalana, Pitryana] is referred to as Chandra (Moon) Nadi, in its course it conveys lunar power.

Exploring the limits to our understanding of whether fish feel pain.

Exploring the limits to our understanding of whether fish feel pain.

Rating the Persuasiveness of Empirical Evidence for the Survival of Consciousness After Bodily Death

Objective. Throughout history and across all cultures, many people have believed in some form of afterlife. Recent surveys show that most people worldwide believe they will survive after bodily death. Those who do not believe would require substantial empirical evidence to influence their skepticism. This study’s objective was to evaluate what types of evidence might persuade academic professionals that some aspect of consciousness survives after bodily death. Method. We surveyed academic professionals and collected demographic and professional background data, personal confidence in survival, and paranormal belief ratings. Respondents also rated the persuasiveness of 10 relevant experiments and the likelihood of their success. These data were analyzed over all participants and partitioned by confidence in survival. Results. Professional academics (N = 442) completed the survey. Gender was a significant predictor of confidence in survival, paranormal belief, and many persuasiveness ratings, with females having higher scores than males. Older age was a positive predictor for persuasiveness ratings of a proposed experiment involving after-death communication. Confidence in survival and paranormal beliefs were highly correlated. The highest persuasiveness ratings were for a controlled, prospective experiment that resulted in veridical out-of-body perceptions during a near-death experience, a mediumship experiment, and a reincarnation experiment. The least persuasive proposed experiment was survival in the form of computer-based artificial intelligence. Conclusion. Academics hold a wide range of beliefs and confidence in survival. Successful experiments designed to test for survival may influence skeptics’ prior beliefs.

Anomalous entropic effects in physical systems associated with collective consciousness

Beginning in 1998, a network of electronic random number generators located around the world has continuously recorded samples of truly random bits. The resulting data were used to explore a hypothesis that predicts the emergence of anomalous structure in randomness correlated with events that attract widespread human attention. A formal experiment testing this hypothesis from 1998 to 2015 found a highly significant deviation from chance expectation. However, the duration of the selected events comprised less than 5% of all data available through 2022, so the present analysis examined the full database to see if emergence of nonrandom structure was limited to those events, or if it was reflective of a persistent, if subtle, relationship between collective mind and matter. Two analytical methods were used to study emergent structure in time-series data: Multiscale entropy and a novel deconvolution technique. Both methods provided evidence consistent with the hypothesis, suggesting that some aspect of collective consciousness appears to be anomalously associated with aspects of the physical world.

Brīdis starp: piesātinātās pauzes Viktora Freiberga grāmatās “Kinomāna slimības vēsture” un “Viktora otrā grāmata”. In memoriam Viktors Freibergs (1955–2022)

The purpose of this article is to analyze the texts of Viktor Freiberg’s two books using a phenomenological approach – paying special attention to the fragmentation of the text – ruptures and overlays, i.e. saturated pauses. A moment between, an inter-moment, a pause, an empty time in which traces of what was said before remain and which contain the seeds of the next text. The theoretical framework of the article consists of Edmund Husserl’s theory of inner time consciousness, William James’s stream of consciousness, Gilles Deleuze’s cinema phenomenology, and Marco Bellardi’s cinematic narrative theory. Husserl describes the transition or pause as a special moment of the present, a duration in which the past, present and future meet. To describe the temporal structure of consciousness, he uses concepts such as initial impression, retention and protention. In the characterization of the stream of consciousness by James, special attention is paid to the retrospective and prospective aspects of consciousness, the collision of which results in the “specious present” or the saturated pause (a moment in-between). The focus of the 2nd part of Deleuze’s work “Cinema” is the portrayal of time in cinema as duration, which is ensured by the subjective perception of the viewer. Bellardi studies intermediality, the use of cinematic methods in literature, or the cinematic narrative. Freibergs applies the techniques of cinematic narrative in his books – pauses, montage, the visuality of the texts (scenery), the author’s ironic presence in the text, etc. If the pauses in the “Medical history of cinema addict” are filled with autobiographical reminiscences/allusions, then in “Viktor’s second book” – the photographs by Agnese Zeltiņa, which break the text into fragments. The author himself also recognizes the importance of the pause in the non-chronological nature of his texts – they are like an imaginary movie without opening and closing credits, where the movie is formed in the consciousness of the reader/viewer.

Human Brain Organoids and Consciousness: Moral Claims and Epistemic Uncertainty

Human brain organoids provide a remarkable opportunity to model prenatal human brain biology in vitro by recapitulating features of in utero molecular, cellular and systems biology. An ethical concern peculiar to human brain organoids is whether they are or could become capable of supporting sentience through the experience of pain or pleasure and/or consciousness, including higher cognitive abilities such as self-awareness. Identifying the presence of these traits is complicated by several factors, beginning with consciousness—which is a highly contested concept among neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, and philosophers and so there is no agreed definition. Secondly, given human brain organoids are disembodied, there is no practical way to identify evidence of consciousness as we might in humans or animals. What would count as evidence of organoid consciousness is an emerging area of research. To address concerns about consciousness and human brain organoids, in this paper we clarify the morally relevant aspects of human consciousness, phenomenal experience and embodied development and explore the empirical basis of consciousness to develop a defensible framework for informed decision-making on the moral significance and utility of brain organoids, which can also guide regulation and future research of these novel biological systems.

Metaphysical Aspects of Russian Social Consciousness in Russian Philosophy and Publicity of the beginning of the 20th Century

The article notes that for an in-depth analysis of the worldview and socio-political exhortations of the "Russian world" ideology carriers, it is insufficient to identify only the natural and historical prerequisites for the formation of these exhortations. It is necessary to reveal the deep metaphysical foundations of the Russian ethnic group spirituality. The fact these foundations have transformed into one of the essential elements of the "Russian world" aggressive spiritual substance, increase the relevance of this problem in modern conditions. The author of the article offers an overview of understanding of this problem by the representatives of Russian journalism and philosophy of the beginning of the 20th century, Maxim Gorkiy and Nikolai Berdyaev. The article notes that M. Gorky in his essay "On the Russian Peasantry" criticizes the illusory views of Russian writers of the middle and the second half of the 19th century on the nature of the Russian peasantry (and at the same time the Russian ethnic group in general, because Russian society was mostly peasant) as a wise seeker of truth and justice, a person with a broad and generous soul, a carrier of world humanistic values. The specificity of the development of Russian history, the geographical living conditions formed, in Gorky's opinion, the traits of cruelty, aggressiveness, and contempt for the human personality that define the behavior of the Russian peasant. These features, imprinted on the deep supra-individual level of the Russian peasant, are invariant with respect to the class and political affiliation of their bearers. They can be eradicated only through radical social transformations and long educational processes. The article pays special attention to N. Berdyaev's views on the metaphysical roots of historical and spiritual manifestations of the Russian soul. Under this review, he analyzes the existential ideas of Russians about the value of human life, about their attitude to God, to the ideas about good and evil, as well as their attitude to the state and other peoples. Berdyaev considered the main source of aggressiveness, irrationality and unpredictability of Russian deeds to be the underdevelopment of the personal principle in the spiritual and social life of Russian society. He considers the consequences of such underdevelopment in the history of the social structure of Russian society, in the religious practices of Russians. The conviction of Russians in the divine origin and universality of their values gives them confidence that Russia must become the liberator of the nations.The author of the article expresses the opinion that the value orientations of Russians rooted at the metaphysical level regarding the messianic character of their actions in relation to other peoples, confidence in their chosenness do not provide grounds to hope for changes in these orientations as a result of a change in political, spiritual leaders or political power.

Exploring the nature of consciousness: Michael Graziano's attentional schema theory and Bernard Baars' global workspace theory

The article examines the modern discourse on the problem of consciousness in the context of theories about the biological and physical basis of consciousness. In order to consider problematic issues of consciousness, two theoretical approaches to consciousness are analyzed: Michael Graziano's attention schema theory and Bernard Baars' global workspace theory. By describing the key characteristics of each approach, it is determined what aspects of consciousness they propose to explain, what their neurobiological commitments are, and what empirical evidence is cited to support them. Researching the theories of Michael Graziano and Bernard Baars helps in understanding how the brain creates conscious experience, which is key to progress in the field of cognitive science and neuroscience. Understanding the nature of consciousness is important for philosophical and ethical discussions related to questions of responsibility, self-awareness, and other aspects of social existence. The research also promotes interaction between different fields of science, such as neurobiology, psychology, philosophy and computer science, which creates an integrated approach to the study of consciousness. When writing this article, the following methods were used: discourse analysis, in order to obtain substantiated information about the theories of consciousness of Michael Graziano and Bernard Baars, about various aspects of theories of consciousness, their main principles and interaction with other theories. Comparativist approach: a comparative analysis of the theories of Michael Graziano and Bernard Baars was carried out, highlighting their common and distinctive features. Comprehensive approach: a wide range of knowledge and information was used to write the article in order to provide a complete and objective overview of theories of consciousness.

The conceptual basis of addiction memory, allostasis and dual processes, and the classical therapy of addiction.

In recent years, research has yielded new information regarding the impact of intense, long-term alcohol consumption on the development of permanent changes in the central nervous system. The present study examines the mechanisms related to the existence of addiction memory, sensitization and allostasis. A dual-process model was also created, which analyses the role of conscious and automatic mechanisms in the functioning of addicts. The aim of the article is to present these mechanisms and to consider the implications of their existence for the course of therapy. The mechanisms analysed shed new light on some of the negative phenomena occurring during and after therapy, such as frequent abstinence after treatment, switching addictions, and returning to drinking after a long period of abstinence. The existence of these mechanisms should also change the character of addiction therapy, which has so far focused mainly on conscious aspects and ignored the existence of automatic ones. Attempts are already being made to implement the dual-process model in addiction therapy. A better understanding of the mechanisms resulting from the dual-process model can significantly influence perspectives regarding functioning in addiction and the course of therapy. These processes merit further research, as do possible therapeutic interventions based on them.

Topical issues on the formation of professional legal consciousness of a judge

Research concerning formation of professional legal consciousness of judges occupies a vital place within modern legal systems. Studies are undertaken in this regard in order to explore processes and mechanisms underlying formation, while simultaneously analyzing their effect on quality and efficiency of judiciary services.This study seeks to identify, analyse and systematise factors contributing to the formation and development of professional legal consciousness among judges. Research efforts will mainly involve studying theoretical aspects of legal consciousness; reviewing existing approaches used for education and practical training of judges; as well as measuring its effect on developing professional legal consciousness over time through practice judicial examination.Scientific and practical relevance lies within this work’s significance for understanding processes that form judges’ legal consciousness, essential for improving judicial system quality. Methodologies employed include comparative analysis, investigation of normative documents and court practice as well as empirical methods.The main results of this research include identification and recommendations of key influences affecting judges’ legal consciousness formation, with particular attention paid to how those factors interact with one another. Finally, its conclusions emphasize the necessity of taking an integrated approach when training and developing judges involving both theoretical and practical activities.This study’s value lies in its contribution to understanding how judges form professional legal consciousness that ultimately improves justice delivery and strengthens rule of law. Furthermore, its practical significance manifests itself by producing specific recommendations designed to increase professionalism and efficiency within judicial systems.

СПРОБА ІСТОРИКО-ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОЇ РЕКОНСТРУКЦІЇ ОСОБЛИВОСТЕЙ ЕТНОНАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО САМОУСВІДОМЛЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОЛОДІ В ДРУГІЙ ПОЛОВИНІ XIX – НА ПОЧАТКУ XX СТ.

Based on the method of historical and psychological reconstruction, an attempt was made to reveal the social and psychological features of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-awareness in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. According to the reviewed artistic and journalistic literature of that period, 195 fragments were selected which had reflected various aspects of the ethno-national consciousness of the Ukrainians at that time. The psychological and historical content of these fragments was assessed by experts – 35 psychology scientists and 116 history teachers. As a result of successive reduction of the number of fragments to 15 and factor analysis, five aspects were determined that reflected the researched process: enlightenment, activity, traditions, unity and involvement. The obtained indicators were projected on the current state of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-consciousness. The online survey covered 2,202 students from 35 universities in different regions of Ukraine. Students evaluated the fragments from the point of view of their reflection of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-awareness in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the importance of their content for the respondents themselves and for modern Ukrainian youth in general. The applied procedure provided grounds for determining the following social and psychological features of Ukrainian youth's ethno-national self-awareness in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries: understanding the importance of enlightenment, joint organizational activity, psychosocial empowerment with traditions, unity with the people around, involvement in the space of collective existence.

Ecological Change and Analysis of Public Opinion under Social Media Environment

In the all-media era, new changes have taken place in the dissemination, guidance and influence of public opinion on society. With the wide application of Internet technology and smartphones, the scale of Internet users is also expanding. According to the latest statistics of CNNIC’s 49th report, as of December 2021, the number of Internet users in China has reached 1.032 billion, the network penetration rate has reached 73.0%, and the scale of mobile Internet users has reached 1.029 billion, which means that mobile Internet users account for the vast majority of the total Internet users. At the same time, various mobile apps, such as Weibo and WeChat, are increasingly becoming important ways for people to obtain information and express their views. With the development of social media, the information environment dominated by traditional media has changed, and the environment guided by public opinion is more complex, especially in the “post-truth society”, where emotions have a great influence on the audience’s attitude. Social media has had various impacts on the environment of public opinion, and the rapid development of social media will inevitably have a certain impact on the ecology of public opinion. In view of the rise of social media, the media and the public put forward some thoughts, that is, how to promote the healthy development of public opinion ecology. Public opinion needs the participation of the public, opinion leaders, media and government. Constructing a sound network public opinion guidance system is of great significance to promote the harmonious and stable development of our society from the aspects of creative consciousness, content production and communication quality.

Development of expert thinking of future teachers

The paper is devoted to the problem of the development of expert thinking of students. The urgency of this issues is in the changes in the functional duties of teachers of secondary general educational organizations and the need to develop expert competence. The axiological aspect of professional consciousness is common in expert and pedagogical activity. It is expressed in the adoption of professional and moral values and the definition of professional actions that ensure the quality of the learning and upbringing process. In a practical aspect, the expert thinking of a teacher reflects a complex of intellectual processes: analysis, synthesis, criticality and consistency. Intellectual process in expert activity of a teacher is aimed to solve problems formulated as tasks. The peculiarities of the solution of expert problems consist in the choice of methods and technologies of expert activity. Expert thinking is closely related to research activities. In the course of an expert study, the elements are identified that affect the quality of educational systems and problematic ones that require development. Expert thinking manifests itself at the methodological, tactical and operational levels. Like pedagogical thinking, expert thinking approaches scientific thinking and includes a systematic understanding of theories, laws, principles of education development, as well as knowledge of scientific methods and possession of the logic of thinking, scientific evidence in the determination of practical approaches to the solution of problems. The tactical level of expert pedagogical thinking is expressed in the assessment of pedagogical educational practice, its contradictions and the formulation of problems as pedagogical tasks. Expert thinking approaches diagnostic and includes the process of choosing methods and making diagnostic decisions. Operational level includes the manifestation of professional self-awareness, when personal results are evaluated and the connection with critical thinking is clearly traced and the ability to creatively generate innovative ideas. In particular, the paper reveals the general and special components in the manifestation of professional pedagogical and expert thinking. The main manifestations of the expert thinking of a teacher are shown as the ability to analyze, synthesize, identify cause-and-effect relationships, draw conclusions and highlight contradictions in the activities of an educational organization. The paper substantiates the need for a new theoretical vision and practical rethinking of the educational process of the development of expert thinking of students in a university.

Foodscapes – a Neopragmatic Redescription

This paper aims to redescribe the rapidly developing research on Foodscapes from a neopragmatic perspective. Redescriptions, in the sense of Richard Rorty, become necessary when time-honored vocabularies have become fragile. This redescription is done by means of a double approach, on the one hand with direct reference to philosophical neopragmatism as represented by Richard Rorty, on the other hand to the theory of Three Landscapes derived from Karl Popper’s Three Worlds Theory, in order to give redescription a structure by means of which theories of medium scope can be placed in the meta-theoretical perspective of the neopragmatic approach of ‘horizontal geographies’. In derivation of Popper’s theory, Landscape 3 is understood as that part of the World 3 that relates to interpretations, categorizations, and valuations of World as Landscape. Landscape 2 accordingly encompasses the individual aspects of consciousness perceiving Landscape. Landscape 1 is understood as that part of the tangible World 1 that is synthesized into Landscape from the perspective of Landscape 2 and 3. Foodscapes 1, 2, and 3 are understood to be those respective parts of the relative landscape that are associated with the production, distribution, and consumption of food. In this respect, it hardly seems possible to adequately examine Foodscapes, in their complexity, on the basis of a single theoretical perspective. A metatheoretical perspective, for dealing with this challenge, is offered by neopragmatism, which provides hints on the triangulation of theories, methods, modes of constructing ‘scapes’, researchers, data, and last, but not least, forms of representation. The proposal of a neopragmatic re-description of Foodscapes presented here starts from epistemological questions of contingent interpretations of the world, from which an ontological engagement with different levels of Foodscapes is derived, which is operationalized methodologically.