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An interesting NDE by an extraordinary man.


Near-death experience (NDE) forum    7 Replies

Enrique Vargas, 2020-01-21, 11:33 AM

This is one of the most interesting NDE’s I’ve seen, not because of the experience itself, but but because of the extraordinary qualities and biography of the experiencer. Coronel of the Russian airforce Alexander Zhukov served in an airborne rescue unit, parachuting into difficult terrain in war zo

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Mindfulness meditation mends mild cognitive impairment


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2020-01-20, 07:20 AM

Mindfulness meditation mends mild cognitive impairment

Jonathan D Grinstein


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A standard therapy does not exist to prevent or delay the progression from mild cognitive impairment—a decline in brain abil

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A Sneaky Theory of Where Language Came From


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-01-19, 10:01 PM

A Sneaky Theory of Where Language Came From: It might have hijacked our early ancestors’ brains.

Ben James


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Oren Kolodny, a biologist at Stanford University, puts the qu

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Brain’s Dumped DNA May Lead to Stress, Depression


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-01-19, 06:51 PM

Brain’s Dumped DNA May Lead to Stress, Depression

Knvul Sheikh


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Humans and other mammals react to stressful situations through a series of well-orchestrated evoluti

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The mood-altering power of the Moon


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-01-19, 05:44 AM

The mood-altering power of the Moon

Linda Geddes

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[color=#444444][size=medium][font="ReithSerif"]After reading about Wehr’s research, Avery picked up the telephone to him, and they subseq

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Are digital drugs the future of medication?


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2020-01-19, 05:39 AM

Are digital drugs the future of medication?

[i]I[color=#444444][size=medium][font="ReithSerif"]n a world where gradually everything is becoming digitised, the latest innovation has been the 'smart pill

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The medications that change who we are


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-01-19, 04:54 AM

The medications that change who we are

Zaria Gorvett

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[color=#444444][size=medium][font="ReithSerif"]“Patient Fi

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How Neuroscience Helps Kids Heal From Trauma


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2020-01-18, 09:11 PM

How Neuroscience Helps Kids Heal From Trauma

Katie Grieze


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Students learned that the prefrontal cortex is the brain’s center of learning, decision making, and problem solving. They learned that the

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Consciousness May Exist in the Absence of Matter


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2020-01-18, 09:09 PM

Consciousness May Exist in the Absence of Matter


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“The universe and the observer exist as a pair. I cannot imagine a consistent theory of the universe that

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What is Panpsychism? | Rupert Sheldrake, Donald Hoffman, Phillip Goff, James Ladyman


Philosophy of mind forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2020-01-17, 10:54 PM




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