{"product_id":"altered-states-of-consciousness-9780262546089","title":"Altered States of Consciousness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring extraordinary moments of consciousness—shock, meditative states and sudden mystical revelations, out-of-body experiences, or drug intoxication—our senses of time and self are altered; we may even feel time and self dissolving. These experiences have long been ignored by mainstream science, or considered crazy fantasies. Recent research, however, has located the neural underpinnings of these altered states of mind. In this book, neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann shows how experiences that disturb or widen our everyday understanding of the self can help solve the mystery of consciousness.\u003cbr\u003eWittmann explains that the relationship between consciousness of time and consciousness of self is close; in extreme circumstances, the experiences of space and self intensify and weaken together. He considers the emergence of the","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864306954583,"sku":"9780262546089","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780262546089.jpg?v=1722271326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/altered-states-of-consciousness-9780262546089","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}