Marc Wittmann Ph.D.

About

Marc Wittmann, Ph.D., is a research fellow at the Institute for Frontier Areas in Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg, Germany. He studied psychology and philosophy at the Universities of Fribourg, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany. He received his Ph.D. at the Institute of Medical Psychology, University of Munich. From 2000 to 2004 he was head of the Generation Research Program, Bad Tölz, University of Munich. Between 2004 to 2009 he was a research fellow in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of the MIT Press books Felt Time: The Psychology of How We Perceive Time published in 2016 and Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self published in 2018.

Books by Marc Wittmann Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Floating Happily Without a Sense of Time or Self

Altered states of consciousness during Floatation-REST can make someone feel relaxed and happy through the dissolution of body boundaries and a loss of subjective time.

How to Make a Lifetime Seem Longer and More Fulfilling

Becoming more aware of our feelings and to actively regulate them is a path to emotionally richer and memorable periods of life. This in turn leads to a subjectively longer life.

Time Consciousness Explained

The mystery of subjective time has been solved. We as humans sense the passage of time through our bodily and emotional feelings.

Time and Existence: How Artists Try to Grasp the Ineffable

Contemporary artists find different expressions to cope with existential aspects of time referring to either the expiring life (chronos) or the passing moment to moment (kairos).

The Sense of Self and Time During the Intake of Ayahuasca

Two ayahuasca researchers who study the effects of various methods of inducing altered states of consciousness share their journeys.

Why Free Will Is Real

Scientists and philosophers typically claim that free will is an illusion. Are they correct?

Why Consciousness Research Should Be Conducted by Romantics

The romantics saw science and poetry as an integrated whole. Consciousness is a mystery that necessitates such a romantic approach.

What Biology Tells Us About the Acceptance of Life and Death

Who wants to live forever? What biological theory on the fundamentals of life tells us about accepting life and death.

Why Most Neuroscientific Theories of Consciousness Are Wrong

Consciousness and the felt present moment extend in time. Any brain theory of consciousness has to deal with this fact.

Past, Present, Future: Don’t Get Stuck in a Single Time Dimension

Get unstuck from your focus on a single time perspective. People who can flexibly switch between the past, present, and future orientations are more satisfied in life.