{"product_id":"altered-states-of-consciousness-isbn-9780262546089","title":"Altered States of Consciousness","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring extraordinary moments of consciousness—shock, meditative states and sudden mystical revelations, out-of-body experiences, or drug intoxication—our senses of time and self are altered; we may even feel time and self dissolving. These experiences have long been ignored by mainstream science, or considered crazy fantasies. Recent research, however, has located the neural underpinnings of these altered states of mind. In this book, neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann shows how experiences that disturb or widen our everyday understanding of the self can help solve the mystery of consciousness.\u003cbr\u003eWittmann explains that the relationship between consciousness of time and consciousness of self is close; in extreme circumstances, the experiences of space and self intensify and weaken together. He considers the emergence of the self in waking life and dreams; how our sense of time is distorted by extreme situations ranging from terror to mystical enlightenment; the experience of the moment; and the loss of time and self in such disorders as depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Dostoyevsky reported godly bliss during epileptic seizures; neurologists are now investigating the phenomenon of the epileptic aura. Wittmann describes new studies of psychedelics that show how the brain builds consciousness of self and time, and discusses pilot programs that use hallucinogens to treat severe depression, anxiety, and addiction.\u003cbr\u003eIf we want to understand our consciousness, our subjectivity, Wittmann argues, we must not be afraid to break new ground. Studying altered states of consciousness leads us directly to the heart of the matter: time and self, the foundations of consciousness.Prologue: An \"I\" Awakes ix\u003cbr\u003e1 On Time Consciousness 1\u003cbr\u003eTime Expansion and Moments of Terror 1\u003cbr\u003eTime and Space: The Intoxication of Drugs 11\u003cbr\u003eAt One with the World 23\u003cbr\u003eTimeless in Near-Death 30\u003cbr\u003e2 The Moment 41\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely in the Moment 41\u003cbr\u003eThe Duration of a Moment 44\u003cbr\u003eMindfulness and Time 54\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the Moment to Timelessness 63\u003cbr\u003eDaydreams and Mind Wandering 74\u003cbr\u003e3 Loss of Time and Self 77\u003cbr\u003eA Puzzling Patient 77\u003cbr\u003eBody, Emotions, Time 81\u003cbr\u003eMe, Myself, and I: Boredom, Depression, Meditation 85\u003cbr\u003eEpilepsy and Timelessness 91\u003cbr\u003eSchizophrenia, or When Time Stands Still 95\u003cbr\u003eTimeless through the Doors of Perception 104\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: On Scientific Awakening 115\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 123\u003cbr\u003eNotes 129\u003cbr\u003eIndex 173“To make a book either about altered states of consciousness or about time accessible to nonexperts is, by itself, a great challenge. In \u003ci\u003eAltered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self,\u003c\/i\u003e author Marc Wittmann takes one step further and combines these two topics to discuss how they are related . . . his book is likely to be enjoyed both by readers who are novices in these areas and by readers who are already familiar with one of these topics.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMarc Wittmann is Research Fellow at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg, Germany, and the author of \u003ci\u003eFelt Time: The Psychology of How We Perceive Time\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press).","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305183203557,"sku":"NP9780262546089","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262546089.jpg?v=1767721353","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/altered-states-of-consciousness-isbn-9780262546089","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}