Estou divulgando este workshop de 3 professores (Prof. Dr. Saulo, Julio e Alexande) que esta acontecendo agora no Arizona. Ja participei aqui no Brasil e foi de todos os eventos que participei o melhor em tudo. Trata de pesquisas sobre vida apos a morte e mediunidade, mas aqui em nosso blog ja foi divulgado o evento do Brasil. Para saber mais basta que voce busque no item "Procure neste blog". Digite o titulo Explorando as Fronteiras da Relacao Mente-Cerebro e tera todas as informacoes.Metodo de pesquisa em mediunidade De: Alexander Moreira-Almeida Enviado por: "Alexander Moreira-Almeida" mailto:alex.ma@ufjf.edu.br?Subject=%20Res%3A%20M%E9todo%20de%20pesquisa%20em%20mediunidade Seg, 9 de Abr de 2012 9:06 am [Anexo(s) de Alexander Moreira-Almeida incluido(s) abaixo] Ola,Envio em anexo alguns artigos muito interessante sobre metodologia depesquisa em mediunidade.Hoje de manha vou fazer um workshop com alguns destes autores:http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/2012WorkshopBeischelrev.htmDe tarde, sera o workshop sobre nossoa livro!http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/2012WorkshopMoreira.htmUm abraco,Alexander__________________________________________________________Alexander Moreira-Almeida- Professor Adjunto de Psiquiatria e Semiologia da Faculdade de Medicina daUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF- Diretor do NUPES - Nucleo de Pesquisas em Espiritualidade e Saude da UFJFwww.ufjf.br/nupesAlexander Moreira-Almeida, M.D., Ph.D.- Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Federal University of Juizde Fora (UFJF), Brazil- Director of the Research Center in Spirituality and Health (NUPES) atUFJF, Brazilwww.ufjf.br/nupes-eng/O EVENTO INTERNACIONAL2012 Pre-Conference Workshops A Full Day Workshop TOWARD A SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESSLOEWS VENTANA CANYON RESORTExploring the Frontiers of Mind-Brain RelationshipPart 1 Monday, April 9, 2012 (2:00p - 6:00p) Part 2 Tuesday, April 9 2012 (9:00a -1:00p)EXPLORING THE FRONTIERS OF MIND-BRAIN RELATIONSHIP The workshops main objective is to discuss the relationship between the mind and the brain from philosophical and scientific perspectives. We focus on the discussion of topics about the mind-brain problem that are relevant, but usually neglected in academic debates. This symposium bridges philosophy of mind with science of mind to look empirically at transcendent phenomena, such as mystic states, near-death experiences and mediumistic experiences, that have confounded scientists for decades. The authors argue against the purely physical analysis of consciousness and for a balanced psychobiological approach. Representing disciplines ranging from philosophy and history to neuroimaging and physics, and boasting a panel of expert scientists and physicians who follow several lines of inquiry into mind-brain controversies, this workshop challenges the audience to form their own conclusionsor reconsider previous ones. Saulo de Freitas Araujo Stuart Hameroff Julio Peres Alexander Moreira-Almeda Materialisms eternal return: Recurrent patterns of materialistic explanations of mental phenomenaSince the new developments of neurotechnologies for studying the brain functioning in the second half of twentieth century, a new wave of enthusiasm for materialistic explanations of mental phenomena has invaded philosophy and psychology departments worldwide. The culmination of all this was the so-called decade of brain in the 1990s. However, a closer examination of the arguments presented by some of these new materialists reveals recurrent patterns of analogies and metaphors, besides an old rhetorical strategy of appealing to a distant future, in which all the problems will be solved. This paper intends to show that these new forms of materialism repeat discursive strategies of older versions of materialism, especially the French materialism of the 18th century and the German materialism