Title

Methodological Lessons In Neurophenomenology: Review Of A Baseline Study And Recommendations For Research Approaches

Keywords

EEG; Experience; Experimental methods; Neurophenomenology; Phenomenological interview; Simulation

Abstract

Neurophenomenological (NP) methods integrate objective and subjective data in ways that retain the statistical power of established disciplines (like cognitive science) while embracing the value of first-person reports of experience. The present paper positions neurophenomenology as an approach that pulls from traditions of cognitive science but includes techniques that are challenging for cognitive science in some ways. A baseline study is reviewed for lessons learned, that is, the potential methodological improvements that will support advancements in understanding consciousness and cognition using neurophenomenology. These improvements, we suggest, include (1) addressing issues of interdisciplinarity by purposefully and systematically creating and maintaining shared mental models among research team members; (2) making sure that NP experiments include high standards of experimental design and execution to achieve variable control, reliability, generalizability, and replication of results; and (3) conceiving of phenomenological interview techniques as placing the impetus on the interviewer in interaction with the experimental subject. © 2013 Bockelman, Reinerman-Jones and Gallagher.

Publication Date

10-10-2013

Publication Title

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Issue

OCT

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00608

Socpus ID

84886440603 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84886440603

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