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Chapter 4: Consciousness
Talking About Mindfulness
New York Philharmonic conductor Kurt Masur and violinist Sarah Chang spoke with Dr. Ellen Langer during the intermission of a televised concert at Lincoln Center in New York City. Read the full text of the interview, in which Dr. Langer discusses the role of mindfulness in learning, practicing, and performing music.
http://www.pbs.org/lflc/backstage/march3/langer.htm
Watching Sports Mindfully
In a recent pre-Super Bowl interview, Dr. Langer and fellow psychology professor Jerome Kagan spoke about the emotional high people get from watching sporting events. Dr. Langer emphasizes the role of mindfulness in spectator enjoyment.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/sports/super_1-24.html
Seeing What You Don't See--Blindsight
This site offers an interactive demonstration of blindsight, or seeing without conscious awareness.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/blindsight.html
Sleepnet
This site has links to informational sleep sites and sleep disorder centers, as well as to news and discussions of common sleep disorders.
http://www.sleepnet.com
The National Sleep Foundation
The National Sleep Foundation supports sleep-related education and research. This site has a wealth of useful information about the prevalence and effects of sleep deprivation, as well as several online publications about the nature of sleep and several sleep disorders.
http://www.sleepfoundation.org
Osho Meditation Society
This site features meditation techniques, audio lectures, information about meditation journals, and links to related sites.
http://www.osho.com
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
The site provides information on scientific research, videos and books on hypnosis, and other educational information, including a link to the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.
http://www.asch.net
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This government site is an excellent resource for information on current research about substance abuse, as well as a source for numerous reliable links to sites dealing with substance abuse.
http://www.samhsa.gov/
Web of Addictions
This is a premier resource for online information about all types of addictions. You can access fact sheets and articles by type of addiction or substance and link to treatment-related sites.
http://www.well.com/user/woa/
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, maintains this site that has links to publications, databases, and information about current addiction research.
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Monitoring the Future
Read the latest reports of the annual survey on drug and alcohol use among America's young people.
http://monitoringthefuture.org/
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Information on drug abuse, tobacco use, addiction treatment, and legislation from the federal government is offered on this site.
http://www.nida.nih.gov
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
See this site for information on drug and alcohol dependence.
http://www.ncadd.org
Drug Free Resource Net
This is a directory of resources containing information on specific drugs.
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
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