“The last refuge of the Self, perhaps, is “physical continuity.” Despite the body’s mercurial nature, it feels like a badge of identity we have carried since the time of our earliest childhood memories. A thought experiment dreamed up in the… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“The last refuge of the Self, perhaps, is “physical continuity.” Despite the body’s mercurial nature, it feels like a badge of identity we have… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“One of the most surprising findings to emerge from neuroscience in recent years is that rather than responding in real time to the vast amount of incoming sensory data, the brain tries to keep one step ahead by constantly predicting what will happen next. It simulates a model of the immediate future based on what has just happened. When its… — James Kingsland Copy Share
“College students were instructed to sit by themselves for up to fifteen minutes in a sparsely furnished, unadorned room and “entertain themselves with their thoughts.” They were allowed to think about whatever they liked, the only rules being that they should remain in their seat and stay awake. Before they entered the room they were obliged to surrender any means… — James Kingsland Copy Share
“Research suggests that up to 30 percent of us will have daytime hallucinatory experiences sometime during our lives, and somewhere between 20 and 40… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
“We pay a high price for this ingenious neural machinery, though, because the default mode network is responsible for mind-wandering. “Experience sampling”—which involves asking… — James Kingsland Copy Share Image
