Functional neuroanatomy of altered states of consciousness: The transient hypofrontality hypothesis

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-256

  Dietrich, Arne ^a  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altered states; Consciousness; Daydreaming; Dreaming; Drugs; Hypnosis; Meditation; Philosophy of mind; Prefrontal cortex; Runner's high

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DREAMING; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPOTHESIS; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RUNNING;

EID: 0038239596     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-8100(02)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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