Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 8(3), 113-128. The effects of bilateral eye movements on EEG coherence when recalling a pleasant memory. Keller*, B., Stevens, L., Lui*, C., Murray*, J., & Yaggie*, M. Note: Asterisks denote NAU student coauthors. To date we have investigated, among other topics, a number of different meditative states, the contemplation of Quiet Ego and Compassion, the achievement of meditative oneness or “the absence” in meditation (the first ever direct neurological measurement of this elusive phenomenon), the effects of EMDR bilateral eye movements on EEG coherence, memory vividness, and emotional valence, the neurological and physiological effects of hypnosis, hypnotic susceptibility, and specialized suggestions on peripheral vasomotor control, the neuroscience of Empathy, Compassion, and Self-Compassion, The Human Compassion Circuit, and, of course, Chocolate (the first ever neurological study of this highly craved comestible plant alkaloid). The RASCL research program also utilizes a dynamic and enthusiastic research team comprised of from 10-15 undergraduate and graduate students each semester, each Research Assistant personally involved in the conduct of the ongoing research project.
#ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS SOFTWARE#
To accomplish these objectives, we utilize a wide range of psycho-physiological assessment instruments, the centerpiece being our 24-channel EEG system with dedicated virtual MRI neuroimaging software allowing broad spectrum FFT power spectral frequency analyses and current source density (CSD) localization neuroimaging. We endeavor to be flexible and creative in our openness to the varieties of these experiences and to operate within the boundaries imposed by propriety, law, safety, the advancement of human understanding, and the progression of society.
Thus we are open to exploring the neurological changes that occur during any conscious condition which is significantly different from normal waking consciousness. The RASCL research program embraces the general mission of advancing our understanding of the neurology of a broad variety of unusual states of conscious experience. The Research on Altered States of Consciousness Laboratory (RASCL)
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