Mindscape: a convergent perspective on life, mind, consciousness and happiness

J Affect Disord. 2010 Jun;123(1-3):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.022.

Abstract

What are mind, consciousness and happiness, in the fundamental context of life? We propose a convergent perspective (coupling evolutionary biology, genomics, neurobiology and clinical medicine) that could help us better understand what life, mind, consciousness and happiness are, as well as provides empirically testable practical implications.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Affect / physiology
  • Animals
  • Anxiety / physiopathology
  • Anxiety / psychology
  • Anxiety / rehabilitation
  • Attitude*
  • Behavior, Animal / physiology
  • Biological Evolution
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Cell Physiological Phenomena / physiology
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics
  • Cognition Disorders / physiopathology
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology
  • Cognition Disorders / rehabilitation
  • Consciousness* / physiology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Gene Expression Regulation / physiology
  • Happiness*
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Mental Disorders / rehabilitation
  • Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical* / physiology
  • Models, Psychological*
  • Psychotropic Drugs / therapeutic use
  • Social Environment
  • Substance-Related Disorders / physiopathology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation

Substances

  • Psychotropic Drugs