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Research Interests The self, corporeal awareness, disorders of consciousness, art and the brain In my experience as a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, I have been primarily interested in the neurological and cognitive mechanisms of bodily awareness. I have investigated this topic through the assessment of neurological patients, behavioural studies on tactile illusions and neuroimaging experiments. As such, I have developed skills in a number of neuroscientific techniques: experimental design, statistical analysis, lesion analysis, EEG, fMRI, and neuropsychological assessment. Currently, I am interested in the interactions between language, bodily- and spatial-awareness, and especially what bilingual individuals can teach us about such interactions. Methods Clinical neuropsychology, Behavioral measures, EEG Publications List of publications Heydrich L., Dieguez S., Grunwald T., Seeck M., Blanke O. Dieguez S., Mercier M., Newby N., Blanke O. Book: Dieguez S. Dieguez S.
New Age
The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational psychology, holistic health, parapsychology, consciousness research and quantum physics".[2] The term New Age refers to the coming astrological Age of Aquarius.[1] The movement aims to create "a spirituality without borders or confining dogmas" that is inclusive and pluralistic.[3] It holds to "a holistic worldview",[4] emphasising that the Mind, Body, and Spirit are interrelated[1] and that there is a form of monism and unity throughout the universe.[5] It attempts to create "a worldview that includes both science and spirituality"[6] and embraces a number of forms of mainstream science as well as other forms of science that are considered fringe. History[edit] Origins[edit] Development[edit]
Synesthesia
How someone with synesthesia might perceive (not "see") certain letters and numbers. Synesthetes see characters just as others do (in whichever color actually displayed), yet simultaneously perceive colors as associated to each one. Synesthesia (also spelled synæsthesia or synaesthesia; from the Ancient Greek σύν syn, "together", and αἴσθησις aisthēsis, "sensation") is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.[1][2][3][4] People who report such experiences are known as synesthetes. Difficulties have been recognized in adequately defining synesthesia:[5][6] many different phenomena have been included in the term synesthesia ("union of the senses"), and in many cases the terminology seems to be inaccurate. A more accurate term may be ideasthesia. Characteristics[edit] There are two overall forms of synesthesia: projecting synesthesia and associative synesthesia.
Marilyn Ferguson
Marilyn Ferguson, circa 1980. Marilyn Ferguson (April 5, 1938 in Grand Junction, Colorado – October 19, 2008) was an American author, editor and public speaker, best known for her 1980 book The Aquarian Conspiracy and its affiliation with the New Age Movement in popular culture. A founding member of the Association of Humanistic Psychology,[citation needed] Ferguson published and edited the well-regarded science newsletter Brain/Mind Bulletin from 1975 to 1996. She eventually earned numerous honorary degrees, served on the board of directors of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and befriended such diverse figures of influence as inventor and theorist Buckminster Fuller, spiritual author Ram Dass, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Ilya Prigogine and billionaire Ted Turner. Youth and early writing career[edit] The Brain Revolution and Brain/Mind Bulletin[edit] The Aquarian Conspiracy[edit] Religious and other criticism[edit] Such validation did not come without a price. Impact and reissue[edit]
Life review
A life review is a phenomenon widely reported as occurring during near-death experiences, in which a person rapidly sees much or the totality of his or her life history in chronological sequence and in extreme detail. It is often referred to by people having experienced this phenomenon as having their life "flash before their eyes". The life review is discussed in some detail by near-death experience scholars such as Raymond Moody, Kenneth Ring, and Barbara Rommer. A reformatory purpose seems commonly implicit in accounts, though not necessarily for earthly purpose, since return from a near-death experience may reportedly entail individual choice. While experiencers, who number up to eight million in the United States,[1] sometimes report that reviews took place in the company of otherworldly beings who shared the observation, they also say they felt unjudged during the process, leaving themselves their own strongest critics. Duration[edit] Scope and clarity[edit] Effect[edit]
Huna (New Age)
Huna is a Hawaiian word adopted by Max Freedom Long (1890–1971) in 1936 to describe his theory of metaphysics which he linked to ancient Hawaiian kahuna (experts). It is part of the New Age movement. Long went to Hawaii in 1917 to work as an elementary school teacher, and became interested in the religious beliefs and practices of the kahunas, but none talked to him so he was unable to penetrate to the inner workings of this religion. He believed he discovered an ancient Truth, not just about Hawaiian spirituality but linking back to mother India and ancient Egypt. Serge King named the three selves "Ku," "Lono," and "Kane," and articulated seven principles of Huna:[9] IKE (ee-kay) - The world is what you think it is.KALA - There are no limits.MAKIA (mah-kee-ah) - Energy flows where attention goes.MANAWA (man-ah-wah) - Now is the moment of power.ALOHA - To love is to be happy with (someone or something).MANA - All power comes from within.PONO - Effectiveness is the measure of truth.
Happiness of Being - The Teachings of Sri Ramana
