Music and ConsciousnessPhilosophical, Psychological, and Cultural Perspectives

Clarke, David; Clarke, Eric

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“…233-234). At the same time, there is probably no more complex system to study than human consciousness (Clarke, 2011(Clarke, , 2014Velmans, 2009). Indeed, it remains a challenge to properly define the basic structural elements of the mind that are functionally integrated (Sporns et al, 2005), whether on a microscale (neuron level), macroscale (brain regions), or from a phenomenological perspective.…”

Section: Absorption As a State Of Consciousnessmentioning

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Visual imagery in the listener’s mind: A network analysis of absorbed consciousness.

Vroegh¹

2024

Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice

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Absorbed listening to music often connects visual imagery with other experiential attributes such as emotions, memories, and personal thoughts, and is therefore closely related to questions surrounding the organizational structure of altered consciousness. However, it is still unclear what such a model would look like, nor what the functional role is of visual imagery. The present study used network analysis to determine and visualize the conditional (in)dependencies among key phenomenal dimensions of consciousness when listening to a piece of music, with particular focus on visual imagery during absorption. Based on self-report data from an online study (N = 622), a sparse regularized partial correlation network was computed using the graphical lasso. We then implemented a Bayesian approach to obtain a directed acyclic graph as a model for connecting the dimensions of consciousness, and to examine the scenario of absorption. Findings suggested that dissociation, positive emotions, and internaldirected attention predicted visual imagery, which in turn determined mixed emotions and, counterintuitively, short-and long-term aspects of memory. Being moderately central in the regularized partial correlation network and acting as one of the driving forces in the Bayesian network, visual imagery was found to be an important intermediary attribute of consciousness. This study highlights the utility of a network approach in rethinking the conceptualization of subjective experiential phenomena like music absorption and aesthetic experiences, and the functional role of visual imagery therein.

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Section: Absorption As a State Of Consciousnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Visual imagery in the listener’s mind: A network analysis of absorbed consciousness.

Vroegh¹

2024

Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice

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“…Feelings of awe, wonder or personal connection when experiencing aesthetic perceptions. All of these constitute examples of conscious experiences that invoke an immediate kind of meaning in the form of personal signicance [39,49,111].…”

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Qualia and the Formal Structure of Meaning

Arsiwalla

2024

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This work explores the hypothesis that subjectively attributed meaning constitutes the phenomenal content of conscious experience. That is, phenomenal content is semantic. This form of subjective meaning manifests as an intrinsic and non-representational character of qualia. Empirically, subjective meaning is ubiquitous in conscious experiences. We point to phenomenological studies that lend evidence to support this. Furthermore, this notion of meaning closely relates to what Frege refers to as "sense", in metaphysics and philosophy of language. It also aligns with Peirce's "interpretant", in semiotics. We discuss how Frege's sense can also be extended to the raw feels of consciousness. Sense and reference both play a role in phenomenal experience. Moreover, within the context of the mind-matter relation, we provide a formalization of subjective meaning associated to one's mental representations. Identifying the precise maps between the physical and mental domains, we argue that syntactic and semantic structures transcend language, and are realized within each of these domains. Formally, meaning is a relational attribute, realized via a map that interprets syntactic structures of a formal system within an appropriate semantic space. The image of this map within the mental domain is what is relevant for experience, and thus comprises the phenomenal content of qualia. We conclude with possible implications this may have for experience-based theories of consciousness.

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“…Na obra "Music and counsciousness: Philosophical, Psychological, and Cultural Perspectives", David e Eric Clarke discutem abordagens no que tange à consciência musical. Os autores indicam que há uma consciência musical primária que consiste num engajamento diferenciado com a música, e se manifesta nas respostas emocionais que a música pode indicar (Clarke, 2011). No entanto, podemos pensar que apesar da consciência, muito podemos discutir quanto ao papel da inconsciência nos efeitos e causas da musicalidade no ser humano.…”

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Música e psicanálise: uma abordagem para os processos criativos e suas dimensões inconscientes

de Araújo,

Bertissolo

2023

Percepta

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This paper presents an approach for songwriting from a Lacanian psychoanalysis’ perspec-tive based on an ongoing master's degree research. The departure point is related the rele-vance of the unconscious processes already highlighted in musical cognition research. The research establishes a conversation between these two fields – psychoanalysis and cognition – to, subsequently, address methods and theories that enable a deeper understanding of the different relevant issues on creative process in songwriting. Introducing a brief literature re-view and proposing the use of methods such as memorial and genetic criticism. Finally, we present the initial steps towards a methodology for approaching the creative process in music with psychoanalytic orientation, based on the analysis of drafts and personal reports in free association.

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Music and ConsciousnessPhilosophical, Psychological, and Cultural Perspectives

Cited by 61 publications

References 4 publications

Visual imagery in the listener’s mind: A network analysis of absorbed consciousness.

Visual imagery in the listener’s mind: A network analysis of absorbed consciousness.

Qualia and the Formal Structure of Meaning

Música e psicanálise: uma abordagem para os processos criativos e suas dimensões inconscientes

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