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Subjective Experience
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Depression might be similar to dreaming.
"I am an anthropologist, and for years, I have spoken to people who have had these experiences."
John Templeton Foundation
Belief in God and the afterlife increased, while belief in superstition decreased.
What creates our private, inner universes is still a mystery.
We tend to assume our view of the world is objective and accurate rather than subjective and biased — which is what it really is.
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
John Templeton Foundation
The study shows that it’s possible to map the wildly subjective psychedelic experiences to specific brain regions.
Revolutionary techniques for understanding brain functions in animals could soon help us understand how emotions guide our lives.
The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.
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