Zahavi claims that the predictive processing (PP) approach supports a radical neurorepresentationalism, “according to which the content of our conscious experiences is a neural construct, a brain-generated simulation” (Zahavi, 2017, p. 1). He claims that this is because, on the one hand, spontaneous human cognition becomes equated with the model of cognition developed by sciences, and on the ot...

Computerized spectral analysis and qualitative reports determined distinctions among the EEG records during Transcendental Meditation, the different sleep stages, and waking in meditators and controls. Speculations were formulated concerning the possibility that the changes in consciousness induced during the process of Transcendental Meditation may carry over into waking, dreaming, and sleep s...

A transcendental polynomial which has all its roots lying in the left half-plane is called stable. In this paper, the stability of transcendental polynomials which are nearly as general as those discussed by L.S. Pontryagin are investigated through direct analytic method. For application of the method presented in this paper,the asymptotic stability of some diierential-diierence equations is in...

Let K be a field and v a valuation on K. We discuss some properties of extensions w of v to the field K(X1, . . . , Xn) of rational functions in n variables over K, for which the residue field of w has transcendence degree n over the residue field of v. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 12J20, 12F20. 1.Introduction LetK be a field and v a valuation onK. Residual transcendental extensions...

To begin with, recall that a complex number α is said to be a root of a polynomial P (X) if P (α) = 0. A complex number α is said to be algebraic if there is a nonzero polynomial P (X), with integer coefficients, of which α is a root. The set of algebraic numbers is denoted by Q̄. A complex number α which is not algebraic is said to be transcendental. The following numbers are obviously algebrai...

Bhaskar's Views on Transcendental-Critical Research in Education M. Poorkarimi, Ph.D. A.R. Saadeghzaadeh, Ph.D. K. Baagheri, Ph.D. M. Mehrmohammadi, Ph.D. To explain Bhaskar's views on the very essence of transcendental-critical research and the way it can be conducted in the field of education a deductive approach is taken. This type of research assumes a structured uni...

Parole outcomes for California Department of Corrections parolees who had voluntarily learned the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique while incarcerated at Folsom Prison, Deuel Vocational Institution, and San Quentin Prison in California were compared to parole outcomes for nonmeditating parolees matched for offense, prior commitment record, age, ethnic group, institution, and parole year....

Significantly more restful wakefulness was seen during the TM technique as compared to napping (p < .001) and significantly more sleep during napping than during TM (p < .001 ). Furthermore, significantly more high amplitude alpha activity was recorded during TM (p < .05). The findings clearly distinguish Transcendental Meditation from ordinary napping or rest and indicate that the TM technique...

Hobson (2009) highlights the contribution of lucid dreaming research to the field of consciousness study. Hobson (2009) also sites a lack of paradigms and theoretical models of consciousness to advance lucid dreaming research. However in addition to Hobsons’ AIM model (Hobson, Pace-Schott & Stickgold, 2000), there exists discussions of developmental models of consciousness that include lucid dr...

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi approaches peace from collective consciousness, the holistic level of society where all its component parts are integrated. Collective consciousness arises from the consciousness of all individuals in society and reciprocally influences each individual’s consciousness and behavior. The basis of all levels of individual and collective consciousness is transcendental conscio...