Constructing Reality

The varieties of conscious experience.

Traces of self

If you're like me, it doesn't take much time looking at a cloud to see a duck or at the irregular grain of wood to see a face. In fact, one of the most basic perceptual principles is the gestalt effect: the grouping of elements together into a familiar, whole form rather than a collection of separate parts. Read More

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Jay Dill, Ph.D., studies the neural correlates of the meditative state.

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