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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
viii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Christof Koch explores the only thing we directly experience: consciousness. At the book's heart is integrated-information theory, the idea that the essence of consciousness is the ability to exert causal power over itself, to be an agent of change. Koch investigates the physical origins of consciousness in the brain and how this knowledge can be used to measure consciousness in natural and artificial systems"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
viii, 421 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"With drug legalization on the rise, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy designated as a breakthrough therapy by the FDA, interest in the healing potential of psychedelics has never been higher. This book takes a balanced approach to the topic, covering both the promise and peril of using psychedelics for healing, and an inclusive approach that illuminates both traditional plant medicine teachings and the latest psychological protocols"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
viii, 303 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Description
"When he signed up for a psychedelic retreat run by a mysterious Argentine woman deep in Brazil's rainforest in early 2018, Ernesto Londoño, a veteran New York Times journalist, was so depressed he had come close to jumping off his terrace weeks earlier. His nine-day visit to Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center included four nighttime ceremonies during which participants imbibed a vomit-inducing plant-based brew that contained DMT, a powerful mind-altering...
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