The Shape Of Reality: Cognitive Languages and the Phenomenology of Psychosis
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 3, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21160451 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractPsychosis may leave a person's core cognitive architecture intact while altering how they attribute reality to their experiences. Drawing on predictive processing, dreaming, and the Cognitive Languages framework, this hypothesis argues that the subjective experience of psychosis reflects the brain's existing representational systems rather than an entirely new way of thinking. The paper offers several testable predictions meant to guide future empirical research in computational psychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, and mechanism-based mental health treatment.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Phenomenology philosophy Falsifiability Cognition Psychosis Empirical research |
| Key finding | Psychosis preserves an individual's native cognitive architecture while disrupting reality attribution. |
Abstract
This hypothesis paper proposes that psychosis preserves an individuals native cognitive architecture while disrupting reality attribution. Building on predictive processing, dreaming, and the Cognitive Languages framework, it suggests that the phenomenology of psychotic experience reflects the brain's pre-existing representational systems rather than a completely new mode of cognition. The paper presents a series of experimentally falsifiable predictions intended to stimulate empirical research in computational psychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, and mechanism-based mental health.