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“Das Institut für außergewöhnliche Phänomene - 75 Jahre Grenzgebietsforschung in Freiburg“ Eberhard Bauer & @kornmeierju.bsky.social eröffnen heute, 16.09.15, 18:00 Uhr die Vortragsreihe anlässlich des 75-jährigen Jubiläums des IGPP. Anmeldung erbeten: igpp.de/aktuelles/ak...

Herzliche Einladung zu unserer Vortragsreihe „75 Jahre Grenzgebietsforschung in Freiburg“ Am 16. September geht‘s los. Online-Teilnahme möglich. Weitere Informationen unter: igpp.de/vorlesungsre...

#Bewusstseinskultur #Rausch „Die Drogen langweilen uns mit ihrem Paradies” PDF-Volltext: rb.gy/h568tp

#MPE #PureAwareness #StiftungBewusstseinskultur

The deadline for submissions for the 2025 Neuroscience of Pure Awareness Prize (€20k) is soon: Sept 30th. For the best contribution to neuroscience that substantially advances our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying the experience of pure awareness. For details, see screenshot!

„Die Drogen langweilen uns mit ihrem Paradies“ Cyril ‪@Costines.bsky.social über Rauschzustände und die tiefe Erkundung der Natur des Bewusstseins ‬ ursachewirkung-marktplatz.com/vendors/ursa... www.costines.info ‬#Bewusstseinskultur

Introducing Cyril ‪@Costines.bsky.social‬, doctoral researcher studying the phenomenology and neurophysiology of minimal phenomenal experience (MPE) in the context of floatation-REST and meditation. Find out about his PhD project here: shorturl.at/Q9XSw More: www.costines.info

Zum Diskussionspapier „Soziale Medien und die psychische Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen“: www.leopoldina.org/socialmedia-kinder

🚨 New article in #NCONSC! Deep computational neurophenomenology: a methodological framework for investigating the how of experience academic.oup.com/nc/article/2... A Bayesian computational framework to bridge first-person experience and brain activity @antoinelutz.bsky.social @hohwy.bsky.social

#PhiMiSci has recently launched a new special issue on "Structuralism and the Science of Consciousness". It opens with a new paper by David Rosenthal titled "Objective foundations for the study of mental qualities". Have a look!

The 67th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association 2025 in Freiburg has come to an end. It was already held here in 1968. The Institute would like to thank everyone for the eventful week and the many unique insights into the field. #PA2025

Stillstand in der Stille? Interview mit dem Meditiationsforscher Ulrich Ott, Autor von „Meditation für Skeptiker“ | Deutschlandfunk shorturl.at/pYUVX

Watch Helena Hruby's talk on our first #Floatation-REST study as part of her doctoral thesis, at the 2024 Float Conference in San Antonio, USA.

#Bewusstseinskultur #Floating Der Volltext (PDF) ist nun verfügbar: rb.gy/jwtplo

#ASC #CMT Fort, L. D., Costines, C., Wittmann, M., Demertzi, A., & Schmidt, T. T. (2025). Classification schemes of altered states of consciousness. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 175, 106178. doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... @marcwittmann.bsky.social @ademertzi.bsky.social @titoschmi.bsky.social

Coming in September 2025: 16 chapters in the @springernature.com book on "The Bodily Self, Emotion, and Subjective Time: Exploring Interoception through the Contributions of A.D. (Bud) Craig". Subsequently I present all online chapters here. Today 1/16: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#CIRCE #ConsciousnessResearch #DrugScience #OpenScience 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗘 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲? The name CIRCE is inspired by the mythological figure of Circe, who symbolises transformation and knowledge.

#Bewusstseinskultur #Floating #MPE

#Bewusstseinskultur #Floating #Meditation #MPE Mein Beitrag zu Floating und Bewusstseinskultur: eine Reflexion über die Kraft der Stille in einer überreizten Welt. Zu lesen in der österreichischen Wochenzeitung DIE FURCHE:

The pre-proof version of our Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews paper on Classification Schemes of Altered States of Consciousness available. I applaud Larry and Timo for their work of analysing historical and contemporary models of consiousness. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Eindrücke aus dem Kongress Meditation & Wissenschaft 2025 in Berlin Liane Hofmann im Experten Talk:

Eindrücke aus dem Kongress Meditation & Wissenschaft 2025 in Berlin Cyril @costines.bsky.social performed beim Science Slam:

Meditation & Wissenschaft | dbb Forum Berlin | 16.-17.5. 25 | Science Slam – Bühne frei für die Wissenschaft: Erleuchtung ohne Meditation? #FloatationRest als Induktionsmethode für Minimale Phänomenale Erfahrungen (MPE), Vortrag von @costines.bsky.social shorturl.at/MM3R3

Gefühlte Nachrichtenflut: Rauben die Krisen uns unsere Zeit? Psychologe und Humanbiologe @marcwittmann.bsky.social forscht zu #Zeitwahrnehmung und Zeitbewusstsein von Menschen. Im Zentrum: unser subjektives Zeitgefühl zdf heute Wissen | shorturl.at/MsyXe

Grenzkämpfe im alternativ-religiösen Feld der frühen Bundesrepublik. Vortrag von Religionswissenschaftler Dr. Tilman Hannemann. #IGPPKolloquium am 01.04.25., 15.15 Uhr, live oder via zoom:

FYI: our review on neurophenomenological approaches to meditation practices and their potential clinical applications, in collaboration with Oussama Abdoun, Yair Dor-Ziderman, @mathistrautwein.bsky.social, and Aviva Berkovich-Ohana! Below is the organizational framework. doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...

@qualiari.bsky.social joins ALIUS for a post-ASSC 2025 (@theassc.bsky.social) retreat in Crete, uniting 35 researchers to explore altered states, VR, lived experiences, and consciousness. Held July 10-14, it’s a unique space for deep collaboration and experimental demos. Apply now.

The Problem of #Consciousness Lecture by Prof. em. William Seager New on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Hqpb6ekslfY #IGPPKolloquium

www.aliusresearch.org/qualius-retr... The ALIUS network is hosting an independent event after this year's ASSC

@qualiari.bsky.social joins ALIUS for a post-ASSC 2025 retreat in Crete, uniting 35 researchers to explore altered states, VR, and consciousness models. Held July 10-14, it’s a unique space for deep collaboration and experimental demos. Apply now. 🔗 www.aliusresearch.org/qualius-retr...

My chapter on touch and the bodily self is now out 🤩 🧠😍 It is a part of a book commemorating the late Bud Craig by @marcwittmann.bsky.social , Irina Strigo, and Alan Simmons link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #philsci

Consciousness = A non-locally self-knowing world-model osf.io/preprints/ps... See also www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

The 2025 Neuroscience of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced. The 2025 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced. mpe-project.info/the-mpe-proj...

Prof. em. William Seager is giving a live-streamed lecture on The Problem of #Consciousness #IGPPKolloquium 11.03., 15:15 (CET) via zoom. Register here: www.igpp.de/allg/kolloqu...

1/ "A science of consciousness beyond pseudo-science and pseudo-consciousness" is out now! it was a joy to coauthor this commentary with Àlex Gómez-Marin @behaviOrganisms for @NatureNeuro, in which we try find some positive lessons in the clash over IIT www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our paper in Consciousness and Cognition on the afterglow effect following floatation in the @igpp.bsky.social floating cabin: "Experience after Floatation-REST: Relaxation during floating mediates the afterglow effect" by Iraklis Pantazis and Marc Wittmann www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

link.springer.com/article/10.1... Hyper reflexivity is a well known symptom of self disturbances as defined by influential thinkers such as Thomas Fuchs and Dan Zahavi among others It’s also in line with our own work here :-) « I overthink therefore I’m not » pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35490544/

#Meditation #Floatation Langzeitmeditierende für Floating-Studie gesucht: contemplative-lab.de

The Predictive Coding Account of Psychosis www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...

Hans Bender in Conversation with Carl Jung. Participation Mystique and Its Implications for Our Understanding of Time and Death. new paper by @marcwittmann.bsky.social and Angeliki Yiassemides brill.com/view/journal...

⭐ Do you have experience with #psychedelics 🍄 or #meditation 🪷? ⭐ 🆘 Please help us understand how these practices shape the experience of emotions in our bodies. 🔬 Contribute to science by taking part in a quick, 20-min anonymous online experiment. 🖱️ Click here to participate: bit.ly/3DYMEkb

Why do we dream? 🤔Are they just random neural firings, or do they serve a deeper function? M3CS researcher & lecturer, Dr Manuela Kirberg, joins 'The Briefing' to unpack the science & philosophy of dreaming. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0jo3...

Hi everyone, we have published a new paper showing that #psilocybin increases emotional #empathy in patients living with depression for at least two weeks after a single administration. If you are interested in #psychedelics and #social cognition, take a look here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Das IGPP sucht engagierte Nachwuchswissenschaftler/-innen (m/w/d) und vergibt eine dreijährige #Promotionsstelle im Forschungsbereich „Außergewöhnliche Erfahrungen“ mit Anstellungsbeginn zum 1.5.2025. Nähere Informationen: www.igpp.de/allg/Promoti...