A Neuroscientist’s View On Flow States, Creativity And Altered States Of Consciousness With Arne Dietrich
Arne Dietrich knows more about the mechanics of the brain than almost anyone. He studies the neuroscience of consciousness, and has led groundbreaking research into flow states and creativity. He approaches this field from what he calls a “hardcore scientific, materialist, mechanistic” angle. There is much spoken about when it comes to consciousness, that Arne has no time for. If there is no evidence, the idea is worthless. If you pose a theory on consciousness, the brain or anything at all, you have a large burden of proof. Show me the evidence. This is his view. But are there areas of life (consciousness, intuition, states of being) that just don’t fit the current scientific model of enquiry? Do we always need evidence and proof? In this epiosde we explore “toxic theories” of neuroscience, whether a tree has consciousness, where morals and intuition come from, and the “gut brain” theory.