Wright P A
Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, Lesley College, Cambridge, Mass., USA.
Altern Ther Health Med. 1995 Jul;1(3):50-6.
This paper examines possible interconnections between mind, brain, and behavior in the area of shamanism and altered states of consciousness. It offers a neurophysiological theory of shamanic altered states of consciousness that integrates theories by Mandell, Persinger, Prince, Winkelman, and Wright. Topics include the shamanic call and temporal lobe phenomena, possible neurological correlates of shamanic ecstasy, and the neurophysiological roles of endorphins, plant substances, and genetic factors in shamanic altered states of consciousness. The difficulty of developing such a theory because of the complexity of human physiology and psychological experience and because of the paucity of neurophysiological data from the field is acknowledged.
本文探讨了萨满教及意识改变状态领域中心灵、大脑和行为之间可能存在的相互联系。它提出了一种关于萨满教意识改变状态的神经生理学理论，该理论整合了曼德尔、珀辛格、普林斯、温克尔曼和赖特的理论。主题包括萨满教的召唤与颞叶现象、萨满教狂喜可能的神经学关联，以及内啡肽、植物物质和遗传因素在萨满教意识改变状态中的神经生理作用。文中承认，由于人类生理和心理体验的复杂性，以及该领域神经生理学数据的匮乏，发展这样一种理论存在困难。
