Vectorial Cerebral Hemisphericity as Differential Sources for the Sensed Presence, Mystical Experiences and Religious Conversions

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 915-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Activity ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Relative Activity ◽  
Cerebral Hemispheres ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
Religious Conversions ◽  
Body Experiences ◽  
The Right ◽  
Multiple Variants

Multiple variants of the sensed presence often precede mystical and religious experiences that are frequently followed by sudden, permanent changes in self-concept. The model of vectorial hemisphericity assumes that the relative metabolic activity of synaptic patterns between the cerebral hemispheres at the time of transient interhemispheric intercalation determines the affect, content, and type of experience. Depending upon the relative activity of the two hemispheres, intrusions of the right hemispheric equivalent of the left hemispheric (and linguistic) sense of self generate experiential phenomena that include “evil entities,” gods, out-of-body experiences, and alterations in space-time. Conditions that facilitate interhemispheric intercalation and the generation of these experiences are discussed.

Sense of a Presence and Suicidal Ideation following Traumatic Brain Injury: Indications of Right-Hemispheric Intrusions from Neuropsychological Profiles

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 1059-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Neuropsychological Assessments ◽  
Linguistic Functions ◽  
The Right

50 patients who had sustained a traumatic brain injury were given complete neuropsychological assessments between 0.5 and 4.0 years after the incident; 62% of these patients reported that episodes of a “sensed presence” (left side: 71%; right side: 19%; both: 10%) had occurred. Sensed presences along the left side were primarily (82%) associated with anxiety or fear while those which occurred along the right side were more pleasant (83%). The neuropsychological profiles of patients who reported these experiences suggested elevated complex partial epileptic-like signs and a pattern of mild dysfunction within the right prefrontal and temporoparietal lobes which would promote brief hypermetabolic periods within the latter region. Patients who displayed this profile in conjunction with fragmentation of the self-concept and concomitantly lowered left-hemispheric linguistic functions reported more frequent suicidal impulses. The results are compatible with the hypothesis that the “sense of a presence” is an intrusion of the right-hemispheric homologue of the sense of self into left-hemispheric awareness.

Exploring the superficial sense of self-concept clarity

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Guerrettaz Hancock ◽  
Robert M. Arkin
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Self Concept

Pengaruh konsep diri, self efficacy dan motivasi terhadap Learning outcome mata pelajaran Aqidah Akhlak di kelas XI MA Pacet Mojokerto

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Happy Ikmal
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
T Test ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Working Hypothesis ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
The Right

Teaching and learning activities is a conscious activity and aims. Therefore, for these activities can be run well and achieve the expected goals, it must be done with the strategy or the right learning approach .. The purpose of this study were: 1) to describe the influence of Self-Concept on the results of studying chemistry at Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto. 2) Describe the effect of self-efficacy on Learning outcomes chemistry in Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto 3) Describe the effect of motivation on Learning outcomes chemistry in Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto 4) Describe the relationship Self-concept, self-efficacy and motivation to Results studied chemistry at Class XI MA Pacet Mojokerto. From the results of the analysis can be summarized as follows: 1) There is a significant relationship between self-concept of the Learning outcomes chemistry inquiry model. T test against self-concept variables (X1) obtained regression coefficient (B) 0.440 (44.0%), coefficient (Beta) 0.091, tcount of 0.378 with significance 0.006 t. Because of the significance of t less than 5% (0.007 <0.05), the Nil Hypothesis (H0) is rejected and working hypothesis (Hi) is received. 2) There is a significant relationship between self-efficacy toward chemistry Learning outcomes inquiry model. T test for Self-efficacy variable (X2) obtained regression coefficient (B) 0.329 (32.9%), coefficient (Beta) 0.124, tcount of 0.436 with a significance of 0.009 t. Because of the significance of t less than 5% (0.008 <0.05), the Nil Hypothesis (H0) is rejected and working hypothesis (Hi) is received. 3) There is a significant relationship between motivation to learn chemistry results inquiry model. T test for motivation variable (X3) obtained regression coefficient (B) 0.130 (13.0%), coefficient (Beta) 0.065, tcount of 0.230 with a significance of 0.001 t. Because of the significance of t less than 5% (0.001 <0.05), the Nil Hypothesis (H0) is rejected and working hypothesis (Hi) received 4) From the calculation results obtained Fhitung value 2,249 (significance F = 0.001). So Fhitung> F table (2,249> 2:03) or Sig F <5% (0.001 <0.05). It means that together independent variables consisting of variable self-concept (X1), Self-efficacy (X2), motivation (X3) simultaneously to variable results of studying chemistry (Y).

Greater Right Hemisphericity is Associated with Lower Self-Esteem in Adults

1991 ◽  
Vol 73 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1244-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Persinger ◽  
Katherine Makarec
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Developmental History ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
History Of

28 men and 32 women were given Vingiano's Hemisphericity Questionnaire and the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. People who reported the greatest numbers of right hemispheric indicators displayed the lowest self-esteem; the correlations were moderately strong ( r>.50) for both men and women. These results support the hypothesis that the sense of self is primarily a linguistic, left-hemispheric phenomenon and that a developmental history of frequent intrusion from right-hemispheric processes can infuse the self-concept with negative affect.

Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis

1983 ◽  
Vol 57 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1255-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
Early Morning ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
General Hypothesis ◽  
Intrinsic Reward ◽  
Reinforcement History ◽  
Body Experiences ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Specific Stimulation ◽  
Species Specific

Mystical and religious experiences are hypothesized to be evoked by transient, electrical microseizures within deep structures of the temporal lobe. Although experiential details are affected by context and reinforcement history, basic themes reflect the inclusion of different amygdaloid-hippocampal structures and adjacent cortices. Whereas the unusual electrical coherence allows access to infantile memories of parents, a source of god expectations, specific stimulation evokes out-of-body experiences, space-time distortions, intense meaningfulness, and dreamy scenes. The species-specific similarities in temporal lobe properties enhance the homogeneity of cross-cultural experiences. They exist along a continuum that ranges from “early morning highs” to recurrent bouts of conversion and dominating religiosity. Predisposing factors include any biochemical or genetic factors that produce temporal lobe lability. A variety of precipitating stimuli provoke these experiences, but personal (life) crises and death bed conditions are optimal. These temporal lobe microseizures can be learned as responses to existential trauma because stimulation is of powerful intrinsic reward regions and reduction of death anxiety occurs. The implications of these transients as potent modifiers of human behavior are considered.

scholarly journals Regional Gas Exchange and Cellular Metabolic Activity in Ventilator-induced Lung Injury

2007 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Musch ◽  
Jose G. Venegas ◽  
Giacomo Bellani ◽  
Tilo Winkler ◽  
Tobias Schroeder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Metabolic Activity ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Test Lung ◽  
Ventilator Induced Lung Injury ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Cellular Metabolic Activity ◽  
The Right ◽  
Tissue Fraction

Background Alveolar overdistension and repetitive derecruitment-recruitment contribute to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). The authors investigated (1) whether inflammatory cell activation due to VILI was assessable by positron emission tomography and (2) whether cell activation due to dynamic overdistension alone was detectable when other manifestations of VILI were not yet evident. Methods The authors assessed cellular metabolic activity with [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose and regional gas exchange with [(13)N]nitrogen. In 12 sheep, the left ("test") lung was overdistended with end-inspiratory pressure of 50 cm H(2)O for 90 min, while end-expiratory derecruitment of this lung was either promoted with end-expiratory pressure of -10 cm H(2)O in 6 of these sheep (negative end-expiratory pressure [NEEP] group) or prevented with +10 cm H(2)O in the other 6 (positive end-expiratory pressure [PEEP] group) to isolate the effect of overdistension. The right ("control") lung was protected from VILI. Results Aeration decreased and shunt fraction increased in the test lung of the NEEP group. [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose uptake of this lung was higher than that of the control lung and of the test lung of the PEEP group, and correlated with neutrophil count. When normalized by tissue fraction to account for increased aeration of the test lung in the PEEP group, [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was elevated also in this group, despite the fact that gas exchange had not yet deteriorated after 90 min of overdistension alone. Conclusion The authors could detect regional neutrophil activation in VILI even when end-expiratory derecruitment was prevented and impairment of gas exchange was not evident. Concomitant end-expiratory derecruitment converted this activation into profound inflammation with decreased aeration and regional shunting.

Fashion and women’s self-concept: a typology for self-fashioning using clothing

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa S. McNeill
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Strong Sense ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Hierarchies ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Identity Motives

Purpose An individual’s identity is defined in the role that they devise for themselves, based on social positions. Examining identity motives can help in understanding what influences one to take on a particular role. Self-esteem is one of the major motivational drivers in determining the role that an individual takes on. Individuals, through self-presentation, are said to be motivated to control the impressions others form of them. In this way, self-concept and fashion innovativeness are linked – with prior research suggesting that those with high levels of fashion innovativeness are also those with a strong sense of self. Where a gap remains, however, in exploring the direction of the relationship between self-concept and being more innovative and fashionable in clothing choices, as well as how individuals reflexively judge their own fashion choices against their perception of others – e.g. can you force yourself to be a fashion leader? The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This study takes a lived experience approach to examine fashion as a tool in establishing social hierarchies amongst women. The study uses depth interviews with ten women to explore the developed self-concept of women actively engaged with fashion consumption. Findings The research presents a typology of fashion identities, exploring notions of security, dominance and innovativeness in self-fashioning using clothing. Research limitations/implications The research is exploratory, and limited to a sample of ten women. However, the study offers a number of key findings to drive future research in this area. Practical implications The research finds that both security of self-concept, in relation to fashion and general self-esteem, as well as insecurity, can motivate women towards fashion independence. This suggests that identity-based marketing is likely to be more successful than lifestyle-based marketing, when selling women’s fashion clothing. Social implications In prior research, self-concept and fashion innovativeness are linked – with prior research suggesting that those with high levels of fashion innovativeness are also those with a strong sense of self. This study finds that those with an insecure sense of self may also exhibit fashion independence, using fashion to acquire social capital. Originality/value This paper illustrates the concept that, unlike previous notions of fashion independence and engagement with fashion, these fashion-involved categorisations of behaviour are not always driven by sophistication, confidence, creativity and low fear of risk. Instead, this study has shown that fashion innovativeness can be motivated by an overarching fear of the outcomes of being judged unfashionable.

Analysis of 3D Corpus Callosum Images in the Brains of Autistic Individuals

2016 ◽  
pp. 159-184
Author(s):  
Ahmed Elnakib ◽  
Manuel F. Casanova ◽  
Ahmed Soliman ◽  
Georgy Gimel'farb ◽  
Ayman El-Baz
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Corpus Callosum ◽  
Human Brain ◽  
Shape Analysis ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Cerebral Hemispheres ◽  
Higher Cognitive Functions ◽  
The Right ◽  
Abnormal Anatomy

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by abnormalities in behavior and higher cognitive functions. The corpus callosum (CC) is the largest fiber bundle that connects the left and the right cerebral hemispheres of the human brain. Several studies have revealed an abnormal anatomy of the CC in the brains of autistic individuals that associates this neurodevelopmental condition with impaired communication between the hemispheres. In this chapter, we develop a framework to analyze the CC of autistic individuals in order to provide a diagnostic tool for autism. The key advantage of this approach is the development of a cylindrical mapping that offers simplified coordinates for comparing the brains of autistic individuals and neurotypicals. Experimental results showed significant differences (at the 95% confidence level) between 17 normal and 17 autistic subjects in four anatomical divisions, i.e. splenium, rostrum, genu, and body of their CCs. Moreover, the initial centerline-based shape analysis of the CC documented a promising supplement to the current techniques for diagnosing autism.

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