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The Binding Problem and the Dissociated Mind

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This chapter describes some of the current findings and hypotheses that might help to explain how disturbed interactions producing patterns of temporal disorganization and decreased or increased functional connectivity may underlie specific perceptual and cognitive states related to the disintegration of consciousness.

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