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The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org Sep 27, 2017 9 facts
referenceIn humans, the isopraxic operator of behavioral emulation is extended into mimesis, which relates to bodily-kinesthetic intelligence as discussed by Gardner (2000).
claimImitation served as a foundation for human evolution and cultural development in early hominins, rooted in the primordial roles of mimesis in learning and shared experience.
referenceThe hypothesis that innate operators explain features of psychedelic experiences is supported by evidence of innate modular functions in entoptic images (Siegel, 1977), the modular structure of the human brain (Gardner, 1983, 2000), cognitive science of religion explanations for supernatural experiences (Boyer, 2001, 2017; Clements, 2017), and the relationship of the MNS (Mirror Neuron System) to the DMN (Default Mode Network) and mimesis (Garrels, 2006, 2011).
claimExpressive manifestations of mimesis, such as dance, music, and ritual, provided a publicly accessible system of meaning for early humans.
referenceThe innate operation of human cognitive processes known as mimesis functions through the Mirror Neuron System (MNS), as reviewed by Garrels (2006, 2011).
claimMerlin Donald proposed that mimesis formed the basis for the co-evolution of human cognition and culture, acting as a single neurocognitive adaptation for mime, imitation, gesture, and skill rehearsal.
referenceMimesis produces meaning through metaphor by using gesture and imitation in an enactment that maps body actions onto an imagined context, according to Newton (1996).
claimThe expressive capacities of mimesis provided the foundation for the evolution of the symbolic human mind into what Merlin Donald termed 'mimetic culture' and 'mythic culture.'
claimThe mirror neuron system was central in the evolution of human cognitive and symbolic capacities of imitation, mimesis, and symbolic representation.
Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimArchaic humans manifested derived traits including advanced mindreading capacities, a propensity for shared rhythmical movement and sound, and early precursors of storytelling through mimesis.