“Ultimately, language is both an enhancement and a constraint, a double-edged sword that structures thought while simultaneously obscuring other modes of being,” argues Jeremy I Skipper. | iai.tv/articles/langu… Tap to read more about how we can dismantle the scaffolding of

"Ultimately, language is both an enhancement and a constraint, a double-edged sword that structures thought while simultaneously obscuring other modes of being." iai.tv/articles/langu…

Highly recommend this article via ⁦⁦The LAB Lab 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⁩ Language creates an altered state of consciousness | Jeremy I Skipper » IAI TV iai.tv/articles/langu…

We think of language as a transparent tool for expressing thoughts & describing reality. Philosophers agree that “the map is not the territory”. Recent thinkers argue that language plays a fundamental role in shaping our perception of the world & of self. iai.tv/articles/langu…

Cognition, language and the overlap with conscious states: Language creates an altered state of consciousness | Jeremy I Skipper » IAI TV: iai.tv/articles/langu… Institute of Art and Ideas MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences Anil Seth Kevin Mitchell Allen Institute Michael Levin David Eagleman Neuroscience News

"Only by losing language can we start to dismantle the scaffolding that supports our notion of the world and the self." Read more from Institute of Art and Ideas about language as an altered state of #consciousness. bit.ly/4iepWTT

First mobile phone based study tracking longitudinal changes in language & voice around #psychedelics 📱🗣️⏲️👽🍄. We show a shift from external focus to introspection, predicting psychological transformations, e.g., in #wellbeing ❤️‍🩹. Beautiful work Joanna Kuc & company 👏🎉.

New preprint! With Georgia M Laura Haye Matteo Lisi John Greenwood (@jagreenwood.bsky.social) The LAB Lab 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ TessaMarlijnDekker biorxiv.org/content/10.110… We explored the tendency to experience complex hallucinatory imagery in older-age adults using experimental techniques (Ganzfeld/ganzflicker)