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‘Higher State of Consciousness’ From Psychedelics Is Not Just A … – TheFix.com

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Anyone whos had a spiritual experience on psychedelic drugsbe it magic mushrooms, acid, mescaline, etc.can relate to the feeling of breaking through, and transcending ones ego and the pettiness that we tend to get caught up with in day-to-day life.

Some call it a higher state of consciousnesswhich, to those those who arent familiar with this experience, may sound like a load of hippy-dippy BS.

But its more than thatpsychedelic substances really do cause the brain to enter this higher state, according to a new study by a team of UK scientists.

[A higher state of consciousness] has a very specific meaning in terms of this study, and that meaning can get a little conflated with the hippy idea of a higher state of consciousness and psychedelic drugs, study author Anil Seth of the University of Sussex told Newsweek.

In their study, Seth and his team sought to measure the mathematical diversity of brain activityin other words, how unpredictable the activity of the brain is, Seth explained.

Researchers studied the brain activity of people given LSD, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), and ketamine.

When someone is unconsciouswhether theyre asleep or sedatedthis is thought of as a lower state of consciousness. Seth and his team guessed that brain activity would become more diverse, or unpredictable, in someone experiencing the opposite of thatand they were right.

This study brings psychedelic research a step closer to understanding just how substances like these can have a therapeutic effect for people struggling with depression, schizophrenia, and other mental health issues.

If we can understand the brain basis of hallucinations then well understand a lot more about hallucinationsand not just about psychedelia but also schizophrenia and other conditions, said Seth. Well also understand a lot more about how our visual experiences in the normal world happen.

Some doctors already use ketamine in a psychotherapeutic setting. The drug has been shown to be effective in treating depression, PTSD, and other conditions, according to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).

As for psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, research from scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University have found it to be an effective tool for treating depression and anxiety in terminally ill individuals.

By studying the changes in brain activity caused by these drugs, we are gaining a better understanding of what exactly is happening in a persons brain as their consciousness is expanding.

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Submersive Drops New Two Track Trance Package titled Rock Bottom – EDM Sauce

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Armin van Buuren Releases Highly-Anticipated ‘A State of Trance 2017’ Mix [LISTEN] – Your EDM

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The fourteenth edition of Armin van Buurens award-winning mix compilation series is finally here A State of Trance 2017!

This year, the finest in trance music is brought to you by the legendary DJ and producer in a mixdown and 2-part album release: On The Beach and In The Club.

Collectively, ASOT 2017 boasts 28 official tracks, including 2 new releases from the man himself. The Train and This Is a Test have wowed his fan bases across the world and will also be available as singles today via Armins own Armind imprint. The compilationalso featuresAndrew Rayel, Gareth Emery, MaRLo, Omnia, rjan Nilsen,Super8 & Tab, and so many more!

Armins ASOT project has been going strong since 2004 and this year theres a little something for everyone, whether you want to vibe out under the sun, or get down on the dance floor. Listen to the full ASOT 2017 mix with 100+ songs below, and get your copy of the On The Beach and In The Club albums here!

Tracklist On The Beach 1. Alpha 9 The Night Is Ours 2. Joonas Hahmo X K-System Ymana 3. Alexandre Bergheau Summers Gone (Yoel Lewis Remix) 4. Fatum Draco 5. Rodg Right Away 6. Yoel Lewis Tuviana 7. Omnia & DRYM Enigma 8. Eskai & SNR Swipe 9. Orjan Nilsen feat. Rykka The Hardest Part 10. Gareth Emery & Standerwick feat. HALIENE Saving Light 11. Denis Kenzo feat. Sveta B. Just To Hear 12. MaRLo & First State Falling Down 13. Ashley Wallbridge Naughts & Crosses 14. Bobina Lazy World 2017 15. Protoculture The Descent 16. Tom Fall Kaamos 17. Super8 & Tab Cosmo 18. Radion6 World Of Tomorrow 19. Armin van Buuren The Train

In The Club 1. Armin van Buuren This Is A Test 2. Andrew Rayel feat. Emma Hewitt My Reflection 3. Kyau & Albert Trace 4. Eximinds & Whiteout Lacrimosa 5. Jurgen Vries The Theme (Radion6 Remix) 6. Alexander Popov Eyes To Heaven 7. Davey Asprey Fallout 8. Gaia Saint Vitus 9. Armin van Buuren I Live For That Energy (ASOT 800 Anthem) 10. Armin van Buuren & Garibay I Need You (feat. Olaf Blackwood) (Standerwick Remix) 11. Heavens Cry Voices 12. Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star feat. Betsie Larkin Again (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) 13. Bobby Neon & Nick Arbor feat. Lokka Vox What You Said (MaRLo Remix) 14. Robert Nickson Heliopause 15. Ultimate & Moonsouls feat. Marjan No One Else 16. Shinovi Indian Summer 17. DRYM Wraith 18. Scott Bond & Charlie Walker vs Trouser Enthusiasts Sweet Release 19. Allen Watts Arizona

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Salma Hayek on ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Striptease: I Had to Put Myself in a Trance to Perform With a Snake – Yahoo Movies

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Salma Hayek remembers how she got the role of a snake-dancing stripper vampire in the Quentin Tarantino-penned, Robert Rodriguez-directed thriller From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). But she doesnt remember all that much about the actual filming. Hayek said at multiple points during our recent Role Recall interview that her memories of filming the scene were blurry because she had gone on trance due to some serious ophidiophobia.

Quentin told me, Oh, by the way, youre dancing with a snake. I said, I cant do that, I cant do that. Its my greatest fear, Hayek recalled (watch above). To prod the actress, Tarantino claimed that Madonna was interested in the role, and that she would have no problem being wrapped in python.

So it was good because I had to overcome my greatest fear. I had to go on trance to do the dance And there was no choreography. It was improvised. Because you cant choreograph a snake, we dont know what shes going to do!

Hayek was recruited to the project after doing a favor for friend Rodriguez. He and Tarantino were working on the anthology film Four Rooms (1994) and needed a stripper, so Rodriguez reached out to his Desperado star on the day of filming. He said, Just put a bathing suit on, and we wont see your face.'

So I did it and from that dance, Quentin wrote me the part in From Dusk Till Dawn, Hayek explained. Where of course he makes me dance only for him. George Clooney was like, How come she doesnt look at us? [Quentin said], Because Im the writer.'

Hayek will next be seen in How to Be a Latin Lover, in theaters April 24.

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Plasticity of Motor Representations in Patients with Brain Lesions: a Navigated TMS Study – Newswise (press release)

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Newswise Winner of the Brainlab Community Neurosurgery Award, Sandro Krieg, MD, presented his research, Plasticity of Motor Representations in Patients with Brain Lesions: a Navigated TMS Study, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

This study investigated the spatial distributions of motor representations in terms of tumor-induced brain plasticity by analyzing navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) motor maps derived from 100 patients with motor eloquently located brain tumors in or adjacent to the precentral gyrus (PrG).

The research evoked 8,774 motor potentials (MEPs) that were elicited in six muscles of the upper and lower extremity by stimulating four gyri in patients with five possible tumor locations. Regarding the MEP frequency of each muscle-gyrus subdivision per patient, the expected frequency was 3.53 (8,774 divided by 100 patients, further divided by six muscles and four gyri). Accordingly, the patient ratio for each subdivision was calculated by defining the per-patient minimum data points as three.

The tumor-location specific patient ratios were higher for frontal tumors in both gyri than for other tumor locations. This suggests that the finger representation reorganization in these frontal gyri, which corresponds to location of dorsal premotor areas, might be due to within-premotor reorganization rather than relocation of motor function from PrG into premotor areas one might expect from the Rolandic tumors. The research indicates that reorganization of the finger motor representations might be limited along the middle-to-dorsal dimension of the dorsal premotor areas (posterior MFG and SFG) and might not cross rostrally from the primary motor cortex (PrG) to the dorsal premotor cortex.

Author Block: Lucia Bulubas, MD; Nico Sollmann, MD; Noriko Tanigawa, MAs; and Bernhard Meyer, MD

Disclosure: The author reported conflicts of interest. These may be viewed in the AANS 2017 Meeting App.

Media Representatives: The 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting press section will include releases on highlighted scientific research, AANS officers and award winners, Neurosurgery Awareness Month and other relevant information about the 2017 program. Releases will be posted under the Media area on the 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting website. If you have interest in a topic related to neurosurgery or would like to interview a neurosurgeon either onsite or via telephone during the event, please contact Alice Kelsey, AANS associate executive director, via email at aik@aans.org.

About the 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting: Attended by neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents, medical students, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, physician assistants, allied health professionals and other medical professionals, the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting is the largest gathering of neurosurgeons in the nation, with an emphasis on the fields latest research and technological advances. The scientific presentations accepted for the 2017 event will represent cutting-edge examples of the incredible developments taking place within the field of neurosurgery. Find additional information about the 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting and the meeting program here.

Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association with more than 10,000 members worldwide. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public. Fellows of the AANS are board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, A.C. Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the spinal column, spinal cord, brain, nervous system and peripheral nerves.

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Edap Tms SA (EDAP) Rating Lowered to Strong Sell at Zacks Investment Research – The Cerbat Gem

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Crowley expands use of 3Gtms to inland transportation – Fleet Owner

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Crowley noted that a transportation management system (TMS) is a program typically used to manage all aspects of transportation of goods, including: planning and decision making; transportation execution; transport follow up, which typically involves following any physical or administrative actions; plus measurement and reporting. (Photo: Crowley)

Crowley Logistics a division of Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company for the privately held Crowley Maritime Corp. is expanding the use of the 3Gtms Inc. transportation management software (TMS) platform to its inland transportation customers; part of an effort to increase the velocity of customer supply chains and reduce their total landed costs, Crowley noted.

The said it plans to use 3Gtms optimization and execution tools to better manage the transportation challenges and unpredictable hurdles that are prevalent in todays world. Additionally, customers, motors carriers and other Crowley partners benefit from easier integration through faster onboarding and lower costs.

The partnership between Crowley and 3Gtms gives Crowley another tool to provide flexible and dynamic services to both commercial and public sector customers, noted Carl Fox, the companys senior vice president for corporate services, in a statement.

We chose 3Gtms because it offered the best TMS on the market to help us achieve our goals of expanding and optimizing our transportation offerings, he said. The 3Gtms team has been outstanding through implementation, integration and training. Our ability to deliver and enhance the efficiency of the customer supply chain is strengthened by this partnership.

We are pleased that the enhanced 3G capabilities will continue to advance our core principles and objectives for our supply chain customers, which are to improve the overall velocity of their supply chains, and in doing so, help reduce their total overall landed cost, added Frank Larkin, Crowleys senior vice president and general manager of logistics and commercial services.

This will also be another excellent example of Crowley deploying best commercial practices in support of government customers, he pointed out.

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Rise of Neurotechnology: Defend Against Brain Hackers Before It’s Too Late – Sputnik International

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Thoughtcrime, George Orwell's nightmare neologism, popularized byhis seminal work 1984, is the criminal act ofholding unspoken beliefs or doubts opposing or questioning authority.

In the fictional Airstrip One, the Thought Police could only detect thoughtcrime offenses byrigorously monitoring the population's outward actions and statements forthe slightest indications ofdissent and disloyalty every minute ofevery day although they had no way ofknowing what if any recalcitrant views remained unspoken. The private thoughts ofthe public remained unobserved.

Fast forward to2017, technological advances mean machines can feasibly know the contents ofan individual's mind and bydefinition, the privacy ofone's brain is underthreat asa result.

Scientists atthe University ofNebraska have developed a device that can tell an individual's political persuasion. Facebook'sBuilding 8project aims todevelop an application that allows individuals totype just bythinking. Brain imaging technologycould be rolled outin courts withinthe next decade. Consumer firms use "neuromarketing" techniques tounderstand consumer thoughts, and structure bespoke campaigns.

Swiss ethicists Marcello Ienca and Roberto Adorno, writing ina paper inthe journalLife Sciences, Society and Policy, view the burgeoning ofsuch neurological applications asa positive development which offers "unprecedented opportunities," and do not angst overneurotechnology "intricately embedded inour everyday life."

However, the pair are extremely concerned aboutthe degree towhich such tech is susceptible toabuse both fromwithin and without, from "malicious brain-hacking" and "hazardous uses ofmedical neurotechnology."

If a neuro device was successfully hacked, a third party could effectively eavesdrop onan individual's thoughts, cause physical and psychological damage and even delete or steal memories or ideas. There are also ethical and legal concerns overthe protection ofdata generated bythese devices that need tobe considered.

As a result, they believe there needs tobe redefinition ofthe idea ofmental integrity, and have proposed four new human rights laws the right tocognitive liberty, mental privacy, mental integrity and psychological continuity. They warn current techniques are already so sophisticated people's minds might be being read or interfered withwithout their knowledge. Such intrusions may not even necessarily involve coercion, but "unauthorized modifications" ofa person's "psychological continuity."

If adopted, these rights could forexample prevent individuals fromenforced technological enhancement inNovember 2016, US military scientists reported a procedure called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) boosted the mental skills ofpersonnel, and there are suggestions it could become obligatory formembers ofthe armed forces intime.

"The mind is considered tobe the last refuge ofpersonal freedom and self-determination, butadvances inneural engineering, brain imaging andneurotechnologyput the freedom ofthe mind atrisk. Our proposed laws would give people the right torefuse coercive and invasive neurotechnology, protect the privacy ofdata collected byneurotechnology, and protect the physical and psychological aspects ofthe mind fromdamage bythe misuse ofneurotechnology," the authors write.

Presently, international human rights law do not mention neuroscience, although advances inbiomedicine, such asthose inrespect ofhuman genes, have often been entangled withlaws. The authors acknowledge that despiteseismic developments inneurotechnology, it is still perhaps premature toworry aboutmental hackers infiltrating people's minds and making offwith their bank details. Still, they believe it's best toget thinking aboutthese eventualities now, and ensure protections are inplace beforesuch things can and do happen, rather thanafter. As they make clear, humans cannot afford fortheir tobe lag beforesecurity measures are implemented.

"Science-fiction can teach us a lot aboutthe potential threat oftechnology. Neurotechnology featured infamous stories has insome cases already become a reality, while others are inching ever closer, or exist asmilitary and commercial prototypes. We need tobe prepared todeal withthe impact these technologies will have onour personal freedom. It's always too early toassess a technology untilit's suddenly too late," the authors concluded.

The researchers' suggestions are likely not tofall ondeaf ears. Many ofthe firms involved inneurotechnology are extremely sensitive aboutthe ethical implications oftheir work.

In unveiling Building 8, Facebook were quick tostress the division's products would not invade an individual's thoughts a concern that is heightened inFacebook's case, given the existing privacy issues surrounding the social network. Moreover, it has pledged toassemble an independent Ethical, Legal and Social Implications panel tooversee its developments. Institutional review boards ensure test subjects aren't being abused and research is being done assafely aspossible.

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