Shamanism and psychosis: Shared mechanisms?. (6th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Powers, Albert R.; Corlett, Philip R.
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 41(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-04-06
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X1700214X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: Individual-specific predispositions may precede the cultural evolution of shamanism and may be linked to it via principles of predictive coding. We have used these principles to identify commonalities between clinical and shaman-like non-clinical voice-hearers. The author may find this approach helpful in relating the experiences of shamans to those of their clients.