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== Mechanism of Action == | == Mechanism of Action == | ||
[[File:Consciousness-location.png|thumb|'''Figure 2'''. By default your consciousness resides inside of your head.]] | |||
Whilst OBEs seem to pull consciousness fully from the body, a lesser form, of this seems to be depersonalization / derealisation. A suggested evolutionary rationale for this mechanism is that OBEs tend to occur pre or during traumatic events, suggesting OBEs are used almost as an ''ejector seat'' of consciousness to avoid long term effects of psychological trauma. | Whilst OBEs seem to pull consciousness fully from the body, a lesser form, of this seems to be depersonalization / derealisation. A suggested evolutionary rationale for this mechanism is that OBEs tend to occur pre or during traumatic events, suggesting OBEs are used almost as an ''ejector seat'' of consciousness to avoid long term effects of psychological trauma. | ||
'''References''' | '''References''' | ||