Blind Man Sees: Consciousness Beyond The Senses? | Dr. Alex Gomez Marin

Does research on extra-ocular vision bring us closer to answering the question: is our consciousness produced by our brain? Natalia Vorontsova discusses the mind-brain relationship, the nature of reality, and the future of science with neuroscientist, physicist, and near-death experiencer Dr. Alex Gomez Marin.

You can learn more about Alex's work at:
https://paricenter.com/
https://scholar.google.com/citations?...

00:00 Intro and guest introduction
00:04:02 Why should science study consciousness?
00:07:21 Challenges of studying consciousness: fringe phenomena & neuroscience
00:13:34 Alex's research: blind man with extra-ocular and extra-temporal perception
00:24:30 Can we all develop extrasensory abilities?
00:26:58 Hypotheses for extra-ocular perception: old and new views
00:36:34 How materialistic science explains ESP: the old paradigm trap
00:47:43 Mind-body relationship: skeptics & believers
00:54:46 Edges of consciousness: brain trauma & enhanced cognition
01:01:58 Brain function models: transmission, permission & emission
01:07:32 Science and the sacred in the age of AI
01:10:43 Theoretical frameworks: metaphors, models & metaphysics
01:18:36 Healing the wound at the heart of science: pluralism of metaphysics
01:28:41 Alex's research and the non-locality principle
01:36:48 From a PhD in physics to consciousness research
01:42:52 Alex's NDE story and transformation.
01:51:26 Defining consciousness: views of Alex and Natalia
01:59:31 The expression of consciousness through art, music & mystical moments
02:02:28 Consciousness studies: key barriers & what needs to change
02:10:21 Advice for the younger generation: a two-way street
02:14:05 Death: the meaning of life, big questions
02:20:10 The metaphysics of grace: 'us and them'
02:27:18 Where are memories stored: not in the brain?
02:33:04 Why can't we remember the future?
02:39:14 Final thoughts & resources

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