Transpersonal Psychology: Altered States of Consciousness, Biofeedback, and Neurotechnology

Author(s): Raul Valverde

DOI: 10.2174/9789815036459122010011

Neurotechnologies

Pp: 129-150 (22)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

For decades, altered states of consciousness have been used as a form of
psychotherapy in transpersonal psychology. Although there are well-known techniques
for inducing altered states of consciousness, such as holotropic breathwork,
neurotechnology provides an alternative method for not only generating these states for
transpersonal therapy but also for measuring the level of a state of consciousness. The
goal of this chapter is to provide a review of the fundamental concepts of
neurotechnology as well as the technologies that can be used to induce and measure
altered states of consciousness for transpersonal psychotherapy.

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