Sleep paralysis is a relatively common but under-researched phenomenon. While the
causes are unknown, a number of studies have investigated potential risk factors. In this …

The aim of this review is to describe the potential relationship between multisensory
disintegration and self-disorders in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Sensory processing …

This book examines shamanism from evolutionary and biological perspectives to identify the
origins of shamanic healing in rituals that enhance individual and group function. What does …

Self-consciousness is the remarkable human experience of being a subject: the “I”. Self-
consciousness is typically bound to a body, and particularly to the spatial dimensions of the …

Sleep Paralysis explores a distinctive form of nocturnal fright: the" night-mare," or incubus. In
its original meaning a night-mare was the nocturnal visit of an evil being that threatened to …

Approximately 3% of Americans declare to have had a near-death experience [1]. These
experiences classically involve the feeling that one's soul has left the body, approaches a …

The paper proposes a minimal definition of dreaming in terms of immersive spatiotemporal
hallucination (ISTH) occurring in sleep or during sleep–wake transitions and under the …

The science behind claims of alien encounters and visions of ghosts can be even more
fascinating than the sensationalist headlines. What leads some people to believe in the …

Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) are states during which people experience their centre of
awareness as located outside of their physical body, along with the sensation of seeing the …

Sleep paralysis is the unusual experience of waking up in the night without the ability to
move. Currently little is known about the experience, despite the fact that the vast majority of …