University of California,Merced,CA
Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan;41:e87. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17002187.
Singh's cultural evolutionary theory posits that methods of inducing shamanic altered states of consciousness differ, resulting in profoundly different cognitive states. We argue that, despite different methods of induction, altered states of consciousness share neurophysiological features and cause shared cognitive and behavioral effects. This common foundation enables further cross-cultural comparison of shamanic activities that is currently left out of Singh's theory.
辛格的文化进化理论认为，诱导萨满意识改变状态的方法不同，导致认知状态的深刻差异。我们认为，尽管诱导方法不同，但意识改变状态具有神经生理学特征，并导致认知和行为的共同影响。这种共同基础使我们能够对目前辛格理论中缺失的萨满活动进行进一步的跨文化比较。
