李时珍“返观内视”新解

Interpretation of LI Shizhen＇ s theory--Fanguan Neishi

李时珍在《奇经八脉考》中对于反观内视的记载，没有进一步阐述，使后世学者对此有不同诠释。20世纪80年代以来，有学者提出反观内视是练气功诱导出的感知，也有认为反观内视是中医学方法论内容之一，但论述都不够充分，难以服人。根据传统文化对悟性和灵感的理解，以及脑科学与心理研究，人脑生理机能的重要内涵是内审思维，悟性和灵感是内审思维基础上产生的。反观内视与内审思维在实质上具有同一性，切不可将反观内视推向虚无缥缈的特异功能。

LI Shizhen mentioned Fanguan Neishi in Qijing Bamaikao, but without interpretation. There are various interpretations of Fanguan Neishi, such as perception induced by Qigong and methodology of TCM, which are not evidence - based. According to the meaning of perception in traditional culture, neuroseience and psychological research, the physiological function of the brain is introversive thinking on which perception is based. The essence of Fanguan Neishi and introversive thinking are the same and Fan- guan Neishi is not an extrasensory perception.