Play is of vital importance for the healthy development of children. From a developmental
perspective, play offers ample physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits. It allows …

This paper introduces a new construct, the 'pivotal mental state', which is defined as a hyper-
plastic state aiding rapid and deep learning that can mediate psychological transformation …

How is it that thoroughly physical material beings such as ourselves can think, dream, feel,
create and understand ideas, theories and concepts? How does mere matter give rise to all …

In foundational texts on schizophrenia, the mental disorder was constitutively linked to a
specific disintegration of subjectivity (often termed a self-disorder). Apart from Scharfetter's …

Social play behaviour is a highly energetic and rewarding activity that is of great importance
for the development of brain and behaviour. Social play is abundant during the juvenile and …

In the young of many mammalian species, including humans, a vigorous and highly
rewarding social activity is abundantly expressed, known as social play behaviour. Social …

We describe a theoretical model of the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying conscious
presence and its disturbances. The model is based on interoceptive prediction error and is …

Loneliness may be related to psychotic symptoms but a comprehensive synthesis of the
literature in this area is lacking. The primary aim of the current study is to provide a …

Originally published in February 2004. This guideline is more than 5 years old and has not
yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance …

In recent years, there has been much focus on the apparent heterogeneity of schizophrenic
symptoms. By contrast, this article proposes a unifying account emphasizing basic …