EXPERIENTIAL STATE
Charles François (2004). EXPERIENTIAL STATE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1221.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1221 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics, Methodology or model |
A fleeting state of the brain that results of the interaction of “sensory perceptions , memories and emotions”(after F. CAPRA, 1997, p. 292)
Capra thus reproduces MATURANA and VARELA's concepts about the way we connect with the “real”world. Such experiential states produce a “unitary mental space”, but “the experience is not constant…and may be extremely short”(Ibid)
Capra explains “…transitory experiential states are created by a resonance phenomenon known as ”phase locking “ in which different brain regions are interconnected in such a way that all their neurons fire in synchrony . Through this synchronization of neural activity, temporary ”cell assemblies are formed, which may consist of widely dispersed neural circuits “(p. 292)