Christopher D. Lynn

Transcendental Medication (eBook, ePUB)

The Evolution of Mind, Culture, and Healing

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Transcendental Medication considers why human brains evolved to have consciousness, yet we spend much of our time trying to reduce our awareness. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in mind, altered states of consciousness, and evolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000568592
• Artikelnr.: 63911882

Autorenporträt

Christopher D. Lynn is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama, USA. He is co-editor of Evolution Education in the American South (2017) and co-host of the Sausage of Science and Inking of Immunity podcasts.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Consciousness as a By-Product 2. Thinking Too Much 3. The Monkey in the Mirror 4. Cognitive Evolution and Fireside Relaxation 5. Rules and Rituals in Curbing Cognitive Dissonance 6. The Biological Imperative to Belong 7. The Big Umbreella of Dissociation 8. Dissociation, Deafferentation, and Trance 9. Incentive Salience of Drinking and Drugging 10. Adaptive and Maladaptive at the Same Time 11. Conclusion