The state of consciousness: From perceptual alterations to dissociative forms. Analysis of neurobiological and clinical profiles
Perrotta Giulio
- Vol. 7, Iss: 1, pp 006-018
TLDR
Rod and Frame Testing has been used to investigate the effects of an altered visual frame of reference on subjective visual vertical.Abstract:
Consciousness, understood as the state of vigilance of the mind or the state of being conscious and present with respect to ourselves and the surrounding environment, allows us to interact at every level, unless there is a precise cause capable of interfering with and altering the functional state of our consciousness. This paper investigates the main hypotheses of alteration, up to the most dysfunctional and pathological forms of psychotic pictures.read more
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