Functional and Neural Mechanisms of Out-of-Body Experiences: Importance of Retinogeniculo-Cortical Oscillations

Current research on the various forms of autoscopic phenomena addresses the clinical and neurological correlates of out-of-body experiences, autoscopic hallucinations, and heautoscopy. Yet most of this research is based on functional magnetic resonance imaging results and focuses predominantly on abnormal cortical activity. Previously we proposed that visual consciousness resulted from the dynamic retinogeniculo-cortical oscillations, such that the photoreceptors dynamically integrated with visual and other vision-associated cortices, and was theorized to be mapped out by photoreceptor discs and rich retinal networks which synchronized with the retinotopic mapping and the associated cortex. The feedback from neural input that is received from the thalamus and cortex via retinogeniculo-cortical oscillations and sent to the retina is multifold higher than feed-forward input to the cortex. This can effectively translate into out-of-body experiences projected onto the screen formed by the retina as it is perceived via feedback and feed-forward oscillations from the reticular thalamic nucleus, or “internal searchlight”. This article explores the role of the reticular thalamic nucleus and the retinogeniculo-cortical oscillations as pivotal internal components in vision and various autoscopic phenomena.

What is Mind,What is Consciousness,and Where This Resides

The main purpose of this paper is to respond to the questions what is mind and consciousness and where this resides.The answers are based on the frontline Informational Model of Human Body and Living Structures(IMHBLS),which shows that mind and consciousness can be described by the activity of the Informational System of the Human Body and Living Structures(ISHBLS),consisting of seven informational components,each of them with specific activity and functions,inter-correlated to support the immaterial/informational manifestation of the body expressed by mind and consciousness.The basic concept of matter-related and virtual information results as a consequence of the operability of the physics,chemistry,biologic,or mathematics laws,which actually act as informational operators,such processes are informationally driven and manifested finally as a“media-like functions”of mind and consciousness,on the“screen/display”of prefrontal cortex.The mind is therefore described as the capacity of every individual to access the data field of own life experience,where the thought acts as an informational operator,which can activate the required information from internal/external reality.Consciousness is the result of the info-representation of the explored reality,accumulated by the momentary connection,and compared/combined with the life experience,serving as judgment reference/criteria.The question is discussed in relation with the localization of consciousness,showing that this resides in the brain,as a result of the activity of ISHBLS.The discussion on the experimental evidences concerning the minimal basic components necessary and sufficient to sustain consciousness,compared with the results of the informational model,indicates the cortico-thalamus axis,in a full agreement each other.One of the basic findings is that the activation of consciousness is operated in two steps,one consisting in a feed-forward reception and another in feedback perception for recognition of the info-significance,which is fully supported by the recently reported experimental results.The phenomena of intuition,inspiration,premonition,“deja vue”,retrocausality,and intentionality are discussed.This model unifies the eastern and western concepts/models on consciousness and mind,explaining the energetic Yung/Yin Chinese model by YES/NO-informational Bit-type behavior,the Plato’s ideas/forms by“information”concept as a participating component of reality,Aristotle’s materialist view with matter structuration(assisted by information),and archaic model of the seven“chakras”at human,as vital informational centers connected with the body.

The Mind-Brain Problem Bose-Einstein Statistics, Temperature, Heat, Entropy God and Other Elementary Particles

The purpose of this research is to apply the Einstein’s principle of relativity to solve the mind-brain problem and to generate all Standard Model Particle masses. Our approach is somewhat analogous to the dualistic idea of Descartes. Instead of a pineal gland, wherein the brain interacts with the mind, we propose during the developmental stages of the human fetus the tiny brain begins to communicate with the smallest structures of spacetime. This interaction occurs as the fetus brain begins to emit thermodynamic low heat energies, which are then absorbed into the smallest structures of spacetime saturating the interstices of the fetus brain. Think of these heat-energies like Morse code instructions. Since these kinds of interaction involve spacetime, with brain matter-energy, and that our main guiding principle is that of relativity, our research resulted in a general relativistic wave equation, wherein the n-valued heat-energies emitted by the brain-field-matrix Bμv, is identified as the energy momentum tensor of general relativity. The spacetime mind-matrix (Mμv) is likewise identified as the Riemannian curvature matrix. Together they form a general relativistic expression given by: Mμv +Pμv M=cBμv. Here c represents the combined general relativistic constants. By detaching the energy momentum tensor Bμv from the general relativistic wave equation, converting it to an operator, and then combining the time component with the Bose-Einstein equation, resulted in a brain temperature function capable of calculating precise heat-energies emitted by the brain during the formation of the fetus mind. As the fetus brain becomes more complex, it further organizes the mind. At some point self-aware consciousness is evoked within the spacetime mind. The same equation (relabeled to distinguish it from the mind-brain equation) can be applied to generate all Standard Model Particle masses.

客体化身体意识与女大学生限制性饮食行为的关系:外貌负面评价恐惧和社会文化压力的中介作用

为探讨客体化身体意识与女大学生限制性饮食行为的关系,选取727名女大学生进行调查,采用客体化身体意识量表、进食态度量表、外貌负面评价恐惧量表及社会文化压力量表进行测量。结果显示:(1)客体化身体意识框架中身体羞耻能够显著正向预测女大学生的限制性饮食行为,身体监视无法显著预测女大学生限制性饮食行为;(2)外貌负面评价恐惧与社会文化压力在身体羞耻与女大学生限制性饮食行为间分别起独立中介作用;(3)外貌负面评价恐惧与社会文化压力在身体羞耻与女大学生限制性饮食行为间起链式中介作用。研究结果可为我国大学生心理健康教育实践提供依据。

“一体三翼”翻译人才国家意识培养模式构建与实施路径——以硕士研究生“翻译史研究”课程为例

复杂多变的国际形势、纲领性文件关于推进课程思政建设的要求、翻译人才的培养目标,均需要硕士研究生“翻译史研究”课程教学彰显国家意识,实现课程的育人功能。当前“翻译史研究”课程教学在教学理念、教学内容和教学模式上存在国家意识有所忽略问题。构建“一体三翼”翻译人才国家意识培养模式,树立凸显国家意识培养的教学理念;双路径开发国家意识元素,自建国家意识培养案例库,优化教学内容;构建“线上+线下”“校内+校外”的立体化教学模式,是实现翻译人才国家意识培养的有效路径。

从躯体意象到自由意识——论《丰乳肥臀》中女性意识的嬗变

《丰乳肥臀》通过书写女性躯体来展现女性自由意识。小说塑造了上官鲁氏的矛盾性躯体,鲁氏的躯体意象既有繁育工具的伦理指向还有伟大母爱的情感寄托。相比上官鲁氏,上官来弟、上官领弟、独乳老金的完美躯体、变形躯体、残缺躯体又各具特色。上官来弟、上官领弟、独乳老金三位女性的人生经历象征着女性与外界依赖的剥离、女性自由意识的独立、女性自由意识的完满三个阶段。从上官鲁氏到独乳老金的外在躯体意象可以梳理出女性自由意识嬗变的内在脉络。

A Model of How Matter Produces Qualitative Perception

A model of the way subjective experience arises in matter is proposed, beginning with a brief history of the mind/body problem and proceeding to describe how quantum physics has made modest in roads into an in-depth account. The promise quantum biology holds for developing neuroscientific theory is drawn to its logical conclusions, establishing the preliminaries of a comprehensive paradigm for explaining basic elements of perception and how they give rise to full-fledged consciousness.

民国女性身体解放视角下旗袍廓形的设计变迁

民国时期处于中西、古今交融的特殊时期,此时期女性在众多政治事件影响下思想发生变化,进而引起对身体美的反思,波及服装变革,旗袍作为此时期的典型代表之一也存在巨大变迁。本文针对旗袍整体及局部廓形的设计变迁,运用文献研究法与传世实物资料展开关于民国旗袍廓形变革的研究。从女性身体解放角度深入探究身体解放影响下民国旗袍廓形的设计变迁,从而揭示民国女性在时代的推移及历史事件的影响下政治思想和旗袍审美的发展变革。研究发现,民国旗袍面貌因革命运动而变迁,旗袍整体及局部廓形的变革都与民国时期政治环境、女性意识、审美息息相关。

The combined application of scalp and body acupuncture by stages for low limb dysfunction of patients with apoplexy

Objective To verify the clinical efficacy on the function recovery of lower extremities for patients with cerebral apoplexy by the staging treatment with the combined therapy of the scalp and body acupuncture. Methods Ninety-six cases were randomized into an observation group and a control

Consciousness and Near-Death Experiences: Access to a Known World

Near-death or death-like experiences are a natural, albeit uncommon, phenomenon due to the temporary and reversible decoupling or dissociation of the Psychosoma from its material counterpart, the physical body. Indeed, these “psychophysical events” are fundamental in clinical conditions that lead to unconsciousness in individuals declared clinically dead or who have come very close to physical death. In addition, Consciousness is fundamental in the occurrence of these experiences. In fact, Consciousness, a higher order field, is the entity that vibrationally dissociates from the physical body and is also the protagonist of the entire chain of events of near-death experiences, as well as out-of-body experiences. Undoubtedly, matter is a creation of the Universal Intelligent Principle and the primary cause of all things. Thus, Consciousness is the basis of all existence, of primordial reality. Vehicle of manifestation of Consciousness, the Psychosoma is a morphogenetic, vaporous, translucent, luminous body which is also made up of all organs, including the immaterial brain [mind] and the other electromagnetic systems of the human body. The Psychosoma is, therefore, the connection bridge between Consciousness, a complex subtle field, non-electromagnetic, responsible for all phenomena of near-death experiences in connection with the dense field of gross matter, the physical body. For example, the Consciousness is the one who sees, feels pain and welcomes its family members on the verge of death during the near-death experience in any vibrational dimension, even being perceived by the Psychosoma. Here it is important to remember that dimension is not a place. It’s a vibration. It’s a frequency. The main objective of this article is to approach innovative and comprehensive concepts about the role of Consciousness in near-death experiences as well as to try to overcome limiting paradigms that prevents the progress of science. In addition, concepts based on quantum holography and information theory were raised here. Following this reasoning, I start with the formulation of a hypothesis about the role of Consciousness in near-death and out-of-body experiences. Thus, we propose a new and unique approach to Consciousness in order to investigate the role of Mind and its relationship with life and death. In this way, we intend to introduce new concepts for discussion and not give the last word to the currently unanswered questions of Consciousness regarding its interaction with the environment;with death and life and finally with respect to its origin. Finally, a selective bibliographic research was carried out in English language databases with the purpose of making the study design compatible, which presents specific concepts of a subject that had been little studied until then.

论情感表达在体育舞蹈中的价值

体育舞蹈作为当前新兴运动项目之一,具有一定的艺术性和竞技性,对参与体育舞蹈的选手提出了较高的身体素质要求,还需要舞蹈的情感表达,舞伴之间的默契程度。因此,该文客观分析了体育舞蹈、情感表达的原理、产生、作用,阐述了体育舞蹈情感表达的本质,论述了体育舞蹈情感表达组成要素,针对体育舞蹈情感表达局限性因素展开分析,从肢体意识、情感意识、音乐意识、表演意识四方面提出了体育舞蹈选手情感表达培养要素,通过情感表达创设符合体育舞蹈形象作品,提高体育舞蹈专业化水平。

身体意识培养:论加强青少年体育工作的要义

身体意识的培养对于加强青少年体育工作,促进学生在体育活动中发挥能动性具有重要意义。运用文献资料法、思辨研究法、逻辑分析法,在厘清当前我国青少年缘何难以建立身体意识的基础上,指明其具体改进方略。研究认为:(1)身体意识指人们在体育活动及相关行为的过程中,对自身的感知、察觉以及关注、关怀的一种精神状态,具有能动的反哺身体实践的作用。(2)身体意识在体育活动的过程中较为重要,但当代青少年对其难有认知原因在于身体“缺席在场”的原初之困、教育理念的滞后之弊以及生活方式的异化之痛3个方面。(3)当前青少年体育和学校体育亟待解决的问题,是重点培养青少年的身体意识。基本方略应以身体教育为逻辑主线,以对抗静修为一体双翼,以强制体育为必需之举,以定性评价为主导评价方式,积极推动校家社的三层联动配合。在条件允许的情况下,还可以尝试引入健美健身项目。

“一体两翼”科技伦理治理体系的构建路径及策略

我国科技伦理治理工作起步较晚,治理体制机制不健全、治理主体责任界限不明确、治理对象不重视等问题较为突出,亟待完善科技伦理治理体系。文章从新时期科技伦理治理的主要特征出发,深入挖掘我国科技伦理治理体系存在的问题,并针对问题提出“一体两翼”科技治理体系的构建路径及策略,从创新体制机制建设、建好人才培养培训体系及塑造科技伦理共同责任意识等方面构建“一体两翼”的科技伦理治理体系。

视觉文化时代的身体景观与主体性归位——论电视剧《人世间》的女性身体叙事与女性意识

当代视觉文化的崛起制造了大量身体景观,但其主体性不强,时常迎合男权文化。电视剧《人世间》真实再现了众多女性身体,是一部女性身体叙事的典型文本,它对女性身躯的复杂叙事折射出矛盾的女性意识。一方面,作品对女性身体进行创伤处理,将其作为获得男权社会认可的伦理价值,通过展示女性“被看”的身体,使女性成为男性的欲望客体;另一方面,以周蓉、冯玥为代表的自觉女性则对抗和反击男权文化对女性身体的剥削。对剧中女性创伤之躯、可视之躯和自觉之身的叙述分析,不仅有利于揭示男权文化对女性身体的制约与形塑,具有指导中国当代女性“从身体中醒来”的现实意义,而且有助于男性在对待女性问题上进行自我反省与批判,弥合男权文化漠视女性身体叙事的鸿沟。

创伤记忆与“隐忍”叙事——评《地久天长》的时空意识

影片《地久天长》的叙事时间不是均质的,而是一段时间的“绵延”,呈现出断裂、反复且螺旋上升的特征,表征着创伤主体对时间的非持续性的感知;叙事空间具有“回荡”特征,创伤主体参与了空间的迁徙、先验性“存在空间”的影响、空间的回归与再次迁徙这一叙事进程。文章通过对影片涉及的片段分析,并以“身体主体”理论作为话语来阐释创伤记忆难以消逝的原因,尝试说明身体在影片中作为时空的感知主体具有理论和叙事的合理性。一方面,身体作为感知的主体,提供了个体记忆痕迹留存的空间;另一方面,身体作为媒介,是过去时空进入当下时空的重要介质,实现了时空的连接和对话。

Modern quantum theories and experimental achievements motivate new exploration of acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）, a theoretical medical system founded about three thousand years ago, originated from the richness of Chinese culture with the support and development of ancient astronomy and philosophy. It has illuminated many mysteries of nature and the human body. This has not always been easy for the layperson to understand. In modern times, some of these processes have been gradually discovered or confirmed by frontier science. The experiments of quantum physics have shaken the fundamental concepts of conventional science, refuting criticism of Chinese culture and TCM theories. The new discoveries have triggered a new understanding of TCM theories. For example, the theory of quantum mechanics interfering with certain human functions helps explain a series of phenomena that were previously difficult to understand. The veil of many wonderful phenomena of Chinese culture and TCM acupuncture has not yet been fully pierced. For example, the body＇s energy system, the invisible qi, and the phenomenon of consciousness and subconscious function remain mysterious. However, quantum theory and numerous scientific experiments can lead to the explanations of difficult problems which were not understood in the past. For example, the nature of the changes in yin and yang, and associated principles; the five-element principles; consciousness and sub-consciousness which might affect scientific experiments and treatment outcomes; the objective existence of qi and qi field; and the essence of the meridian system in the human body and the principles of acupuncture. This article explores the scientific principles of TCM and acupuncture. The unique characteristics of TCM and acupuncture position themselves as Eastern cultural treasures. The authors endeavor to strengthen readers＇ confidence in theoretical TCM and believe that it is a major step in integrating TCM acupuncture into modern science and medicine.

身体、感官与新意识的兴起——试论当代艺术中身体叙事的三重面向

随着媒介的拓展与身体美学的兴起,当代艺术中以身体为载体的创作可谓屡见不鲜。同样是关于身体的艺术创作,其理论背景、创作动机、情感冲动则各有不同。本文试图梳理出当代艺术中身体叙事的三重面向,从理论和实践的角度还原身体创作的多样性,由此阐述当代美学与艺术中的身体、感官与新意识的兴起。

论《三体》的游戏叙事与道德批判

在《三体》小说中,刘慈欣用网络游戏的形式描绘出三体文明的生存兴衰史,并揭开了两大文明斗争的序幕。此种游戏叙事有别于传统小说的叙事模式,作者在叙事文本中表达出对古典文化相当程度的认同。通过这类叙事文本,读者得以了解三体世界对其生存真理的求索过程,认识其强大的文明自觉。三体游戏的终章开启了三体文明的星际远征,这次远征是三体文明的未来,也是人类文明的落日,因为它象征着高等文明对低等文明进行了毫无负罪感的反道德力量的侵略。人类文明的不同群体对外星生命的道德认知呈现出不同的态度,这种态度也成为他们面对生存危机作出不同抉择的行为动机,值得深刻反思。