What is an altered state of consciousness?

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-204

  Revonsuo, Antti ^a,b   Kallio, Sakari ^a,b   Sikka, Pilleriin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

ASC; Dreaming; Drug Induced States; Hypnosis; Meditation; Psychosis; State of consciousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249214200     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: 1465394X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080902802850     Document Type: Article

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