deprivation of senses

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• Deprivation and Overstimulation —    Rhythmic dancing, monotonous singing, chanting and drumming, prolonged fasting, hyperventilation, flagellation and other forms of pain, and light deprivation all mark ways in which shamans may deprive or stimulate the senses in order to induce …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

• Sensory deprivation — or perceptual isolation[1] is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds or hoods and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing respectively, while more complex devices can also… …   Wikipedia

• sensory deprivation — /sɛnsəri dɛprəˈveɪʃən/ (say sensuhree depruh vayshuhn) noun the blocking of normal input to all the human senses, used in psychological experimentation and in the torture of political prisoners …  

• Torture and the United States — Torture in the United States include documented and alleged cases inside the United States and outside the border by government personnel. Note that such incidents are not necessarily the policy of or done with the approval of the United States… …   Wikipedia

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• sensory reception, human — Introduction  means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments.   Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… …   Universalium

• Hallucination — For other uses, see Hallucination (disambiguation). Hallucination Classification and external resources My eyes at the moment of the apparitions by August Natterer …   Wikipedia

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• sleep — sleepful, adj. sleeplike, adj. /sleep/, v., slept, sleeping, n. v.i. 1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake. 2. Bot. to… …   Universalium

• Philosophical aspects of the abortion debate — The philosophical aspects of the abortion debate are presented in the form of a number of logical arguments which can be made in support of or opposition to abortion.OverviewThe central arguments in the abortion debate are deontological or rights …   Wikipedia

• hallucination — hallucinational, hallucinative /heuh looh seuh nay tiv, neuh tiv/, adj. /heuh looh seuh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to… …   Universalium