MRI resting-state signature of the propensity to experience meaningful coincidences: a functional coupling analysis.

The propensity to experience meaningful patterns in random arrangements and unrelated events shows considerable interindividual differences. Reduced inhibitory control (over sensory processes) and decreased working memory capacities are associated with this trait, which implies that the activation of frontal as well as posterior brain regions may be altered during rest and working memory tasks. In addition, people experiencing more meaningful coincidences showed reduced gray matter of the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), which is linked to the inhibition of irrelevant information in working memory and the control and integration of multisensory information. To study deviations in the functional connectivity of the IFG with posterior associative areas, the present study investigated the fMRI resting state in a large sample of n = 101 participants. We applied seed-to-voxel analysis and found that people who perceive more meaningful coincidences showed negative functional connectivity of the left IFG (i.e. pars triangularis) with areas of the left posterior associative cortex (e.g. superior parietal cortex). A data-driven multivoxel pattern analysis further indicated that functional connectivity of a cluster located in the right cerebellum with a cluster including parts of the left middle frontal gyrus, left precentral gyrus, and the left IFG (pars opercularis) was associated with meaningful coincidences. These findings add evidence to the neurocognitive foundations of the propensity to experience meaningful coincidences, which strengthens the idea that deviations of working memory functions and inhibition of sensory and motor information explain why people experience more meaning in meaningless noise.

The WHO Pandemic Agreement should be more specific about when and how to enable global access to technology.

Timeliness is repeatedly referenced in the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement negotiation draft, published in March 2024. However, the draft remains vague with regard to what is considered timely. Health policymaking should be much more conscious of the time scales it evokes and implements in order to support global equity and solidarity. The Pandemic Agreement negotiation draft could be made more specific to foster global synchronicity by: (1) replacing 'best endeavor' language with enforceable timelines, particularly for benefit sharing mechanisms, (2) mandating an automatically triggered time-bound IP waiver for pandemic health technologies to accelerate manufacturing and distribution scale-up to global levels, and (3) strengthening the pandemic fund and debt relief mechanisms to safeguard financial resources to enable global synchronicity for future pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. In summary, global solidarity during a pandemic requires more attention to synchronicity by ensuring the simultaneous implementation and rollout of measures to prevent, contain, or end a pandemic in different countries or regions.

Today's positive affect predicts tomorrow's experience of meaningful coincidences: a cross-lagged multilevel analysis.

The perception of meaningful patterns in random arrangements and unrelated events takes place in our everyday lives, coined apophenia, synchronicity, or the experience of meaningful coincidences. However, we do not know yet what predicts this phenomenon. To investigate this, we re-analyzed a combined data set of two daily diary studies with a total of N = 169 participants (mean age 29.95 years; 54 men). We investigated if positive or negative affect (PA, NA) predicts the number of meaningful coincidences on the following day (or vice versa). By means of a cross-lagged multilevel modelling approach (Bayesian estimation) we evaluated with which of two theoretical assumptions the data are more in line. First, if meaningful coincidences are facilitated by a broader and more flexible thinking style, PA should positively predict meaningful coincidences at the following day. However, if the experience of meaningful coincidences signifies a strategy to cope with negative feeling states, NA should predict the experience of meaningful coincidences during the following day. In favour of a more flexible thinking style, we found that PA predicted the number of perceived coincidences the following day. We did not find any effect for NA, and therefore, no evidence arguing for the coping mechanism hypothesis of meaningful coincidences.

Structural Aspects of Synchronistic Moments in Psychotherapy-Findings of an Empirical Study of Synchronicities in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis1.

Synchronicity describes a meaningful coincidence of events, which is familiar to us from treatments of our patients, but unfortunately has not yet been empirically substantiated. Adding to previous findings that point out beneficial aspects of synchronicity (Marlo, 2022; Lagutina, 2021; Connolly, 2015), in this paper I will show through a series of five synchronistic moments which happened in the context of therapy and analysis and which have been documented empirically, how synchronicities occur and can be used therapeutically. In my research I found several situational factors that can be considered structural aspects of synchronistic moments. Furthermore, I will show that synchronistic phenomena can have a positive influence if certain relational and transference-countertransference referential aspects are considered by the therapist and analyst. The concept of synchronicity brings the possibility of a further therapeutical instrument for the patient-analyst-dyad.

La synchronicité décrit une coïncidence significative d'événements, qui nous est familière dans les traitements de nos patients, mais qui malheureusement n'a pas encore pu être étayée scientifiquement. Dans cet article - tout en allant dans le sens d'articles antérieurs qui montrent les aspects bénéfiques de la synchronicité (Marlo, 2022; Lagutina, 2021, Connolly, 2015) - je montrerai, à travers une série de cinq moments synchronistiques qui se produisirent dans le contexte de thérapie et d'analyse et qui ont été documentés de manière empirique, comment les synchronicités se produisent et comment elles peuvent être utilisées de manière thérapeutique. Dans ma recherche j'ai trouvé plusieurs facteurs situationnels qui peuvent être considérés comme des aspects structurels de moments synchronistiques. De plus, je montrerai que les phénomènes de synchronicité peuvent avoir une influence positive si certains aspects relationnels, et qui font référence au transfert-contretransfert, sont pris en compte par le thérapeute et l'analyste. Le concept de synchronicité offre la possibilité d'un instrument thérapeutique de plus pour la dyade patient-analyste.

La sincronicidad describe una coincidencia significativa de eventos, que nos es familiar a partir de los tratamientos de nuestros pacientes, pero que desafortunadamente aún no ha sido científicamente fundamentada. Sumándome a hallazgos previos que dan cuenta de aspectos beneficiosos de la sincronicidad (Marlo, 2022; Lagutina, 2021; Connolly, 2015), en este trabajo mostraré a través de una serie de cinco momentos sincronísticos que sucedieron en el contexto de la terapia y el análisis y que han sido documentados empíricamente, cómo suceden las sincronicidades y cómo pueden utilizarse terapéuticamente. En mi investigación encontré varios factores situacionales que pueden considerarse aspectos estructurales de los momentos sincronísticos. Además, mostraré que los fenómenos sincronísticos pueden tener una influencia positiva si ciertos aspectos relacionales y vinculados a la transferencia-contratransferencia son considerados por el analista - terapeuta. El concepto de sincronicidad brinda la posibilidad de un instrumento terapéutico más para la díada paciente-analista.

Characteristics of Puberty in a Population-Based Sample of Danish Adolescents.

PURPOSE: To describe the duration, timing, tempo, and synchronicity of puberty, as well as the correlation between timing and tempo of puberty. METHODS: Overall, 15,819 of 22,439 invited children participated in the Puberty Cohort within the Danish National Birth Cohort. Participants completed a web-based questionnaire every 6 months through maturation with questions on current pubertal status. Girls reported current Tanner stage of breast and pubic hair development, and timing of menarche. Boys reported current Tanner stage of genital and pubic hair development, timing of first ejaculation, and vocal changes. While accounting for this interval-censored puberty information, we estimated the duration of puberty. Then, we used a nonlinear mixed effect growth model to estimate timing, tempo, synchronicity of puberty, and correlation between timing and tempo of puberty. RESULTS: In girls, the average duration of breast development was longer, whereas the average tempo was slower than pubic hair development. The average timing of breast development was earlier than the average timing of pubic hair development. The majority of girls had asynchronous puberty. In boys, the average duration was longer and average tempo slower for genital than pubic hair development. The average timing of genital and pubic hair development were comparable; hence, the majority had synchronous pubertal development. Adolescents who had earlier timing also tended to have a faster tempo. DISCUSSION: Being one of the largest puberty cohorts worldwide, these unique contemporary data can help physicians, parents, and children to understand and anticipate expected progression through pubertal development.

Does investors' site visits improve the capital market pricing efficiency?

This article empirically tested the impact of investors' site visits on capital market pricing efficiency. Leveraging the data from 2009 to 2022 of Shenzhen Stock Exchange's listed companies, we found that: (1) Investors' site visits could reduce stock price synchronicity, indicating improved pricing efficiency of the capital market. (2) The mechanisms tests showed that: investors could obtain private incremental information through site visits. (3) The conclusions remained intact after robust tests, including alternative key variables, samples and specifications, and various endogenous treatments. (4) Investors added arbitrage trading behavior after the site visit without significantly impounding industry-level information into the stock price. This paper enriched the knowledge of how site visits of different investment entities affect capital market pricing efficiency.

At your service: supportiveness of servant leadership, communication frequency and communication channel fostering job satisfaction across generations.

Introduction: The present study contributes to the conversations on the role of 'autonomy supportive' factors in employee wellbeing in remote work contexts by examining the relationships between servant leadership, communication frequency - overall and via synchronous (i.e., individual video-calls, individual telephone calls) and asynchronous communication channels (i.e., e-mail messages, and WhatsApp) - on the one hand, and job satisfaction, on the other, and the moderating role of generation (Baby Boomers and Gen X versus Gen Y) in these relationships. Method: Building on self-determination theory, incorporating insights from servant leadership, telework, and media richness and synchronicity literatures, we developed hypotheses that were tested via multilevel analysis (273 employees nested in 89 managers). Results: In line with expectations, servant leadership had a positive relationship with job satisfaction. Total communication frequency, however, was not related to job satisfaction. Further analyses per communication channel showed that only level 2 e-mail communication frequency was positively related to job satisfaction. In contrast to expectations, the relationships studied were not moderated by generation. Discussion: We concluded that, for all generations, both servant leadership and frequent (e-mail) communication can be regarded as 'autonomy supportive' factors in employee wellbeing. Paradoxically, whereas servant leadership, considered as a human-centric leadership style, suggests close trust-based employment relationships, employees valued frequent asynchronous communication (via e-mail). Having access to information and knowledge when needed may satisfy employees' need for autonomy (and perhaps for flexibility to engage in work and non-work activities). The insights gained in our study can inform organizations, managers, and employees, particularly in future remote work contexts.

Synchronous ipsilateral papillary renal cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma: A case report.

Concurrence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and urothelial carcinoma (UC) in the same kidney is a rare phenomenon. It is critical to define this unusual disease to avoid a delay in diagnosis and improve the prognosis. The present study describes a case of a 71-year-old patient with synchronous ipsilateral RCC and UC of the renal pelvis and ureter. The patient presented with intermittent attacks of left loin pain with frank hematuria for 3 months and a weight loss of 5 kg over the same period of time. The patient had been a chronic heavy smoker for >45 years. Physical examination revealed stable vital signs; however, a mobile, non-tender mass was palpated in the left upper abdomen. A left nephroureterectomy with the removal of a bladder cuff was performed. Histopathological examination revealed a papillary RCC with a pathological stage of pT1N0Mx and a high-grade UC of the renal pelvis and ureter with a pathological stage of pT3-pN1-pMx. The postoperative recovery was good, and the patient was referred to an oncology center for further management. Previous reports have failed to identify definitive risk factors for the concurrence of RCC and UC. However, 24% of the patients in the various case reports in the literature were smokers. The most common presenting complaints included weight loss and painless hematuria. The concurrence of RCC and UC in the same kidney is a rare entity, and it frequently leads to a worse prognosis than the occurrence of RCC alone. Radical nephroureterectomy is the main line of treatment for patients with upper tract UC.

In-phase and anti-phase bursting dynamics and synchronisation scenario in neural network by varying coupling phase.

We have analysed the synchronisation scenario and the rich spatiotemporal patterns in the network of Hindmarsh-Rose neurons under the influence of self, mixed and cross coupling of state variables which are realised by varying coupling phase. We have introduced a coupling matrix in the model to vary coupling phase. The excitatory and inhibitory couplings in the membrane potential induce in-phase and anti-phase bursting dynamics, respectively, in the two coupled system. When the off-diagonal elements of the matrix are zero, the system shows self coupling of the three variables, which helps to attain synchrony. The off-diagonal elements give cross interactions between the variables, which reduces synchrony. The stability of the synchrony attained is analysed using Lyapunov function approach. In our study, we found that self coupling in three variables is sufficient to induce chimera states in non-local coupling. The strength of incoherence and discontinuity measure validates the existence of chimera and multichimera states. The inhibitor self coupling in local interaction induces interesting patterns like Mixed Oscillatory State and clusters. The results may help in understanding the spatiotemporal communications of the brain, within the limitations of the size of the network analysed in this study.

The Role of Representational Gestures and Speech Synchronicity in Auditory Input by L2 and L1 Speakers.

Speech and gesture are two integrated and temporally coordinated systems. Manual gestures can help second language (L2) speakers with vocabulary learning and word retrieval. However, it is still under-investigated whether the synchronisation of speech and gesture has a role in helping listeners compensate for the difficulties in processing L2 aural information. In this paper, we tested, in two behavioural experiments, how L2 speakers process speech and gesture asynchronies in comparison to native speakers (L1). L2 speakers responded significantly faster when gestures and the semantic relevant speech were synchronous than asynchronous. They responded significantly slower than L1 speakers regardless of speech/gesture synchronisation. On the other hand, L1 speakers did not show a significant difference between asynchronous and synchronous integration of gestures and speech. We conclude that gesture-speech asynchrony affects L2 speakers more than L1 speakers.

The effects of environmental information disclosure on stock price synchronicity in China.

Environmental information disclosure has attracted the attention of the capital market because it can convey corporate characteristic information. But there needs to be direct evidence that environmental information disclosure can improve the market's overall efficiency. This study examines whether corporate environmental information disclosure can improve the information efficiency of the capital market. This study takes Chinese listed companies from 2008 to 2021 as samples, constructs a panel fixed effect model, and adopts multiple linear, instrumental variable method and Heckman sample selection model. We find that the disclosure of environmental information in the Chinese market reduces the information efficiency of the capital market represented by the synchronicity of stock prices. The reason is that the information after greenwashing by enterprises needs to be of better quality and more obscure, which disrupts market information. Environmental information disclosure by enterprises prone to greenwashing significantly affects stock price synchronicity, such as low institutional ownership, non-state-owned, growth, and manufacturing firms. Finally, this paper discusses the impact mechanism and confirms that stock liquidity and analyst coverage are the two paths through which environmental information disclosure impacts stock price synchronicity. This study is significant in encouraging the government to strengthen market supervision, promoting enterprises to disclose high-quality environmental information, and improving the pricing efficiency of the capital market.

Identifying the true drivers of abrupt changes in ecosystem state with a focus on time lags: Extreme precipitation can determine water quality in shallow lakes.

A better understanding of abrupt ecosystem changes is needed to improve prediction of future ecosystem states under climate change. Chronological analysis based on long-term monitoring data is an effective way to estimate the frequency and magnitude of abrupt ecosystem changes. In this study, we used abrupt-change detection to differentiate changes of algal community composition in two Japanese lakes and to identify the causes of long-term ecological transitions. Additionally, we focused on finding statistically significant relationships between abrupt changes to aid with factor analysis. To estimate the strengths of driver-response relationships underlying abrupt algal transitions, the timing of the algal transitions was compared to that of abrupt changes in climate and basin characteristics to identify any synchronicities between them. The timing of abrupt algal changes in the two study lakes corresponded most closely to that of heavy runoff events during the past 30-40 years. This strongly suggests that changes in the frequency of extreme events (e.g., heavy rain, prolonged drought) have a greater effect on lake chemistry and community composition than do shifts in the means of climate and basin factors. Our analysis of synchronicity (with a focus on time lags) could provide an easy method to identify better adaptative strategies for future climate change.

Unveiling the theoretical aspects of superelectrophilic activation in an inverse demand Diels-Alder reaction.

The present computational study using B3LYP functional and 6-31+G(d) basis set has been accomplished to investigate the mechanism of the inverse demand Diels-Alder reaction between pyridyl imine and propene. The highly charged dicationic superelectrophilic diene with exceptionally low-lying LUMO makes the cycloaddition reaction with propene more favorable by significantly lowering the activation energy. The Wiberg bond indices are calculated in accordance with the formation and breaking processes of bonds. The synchronicity concept is also utilized to explain the global nature of the reaction. A potential outcome of this investigation is the utilization of propene as a C2 building block in the industry.

Local synchronicity in dopamine-rich caudate nucleus influences Huntington's disease motor phenotype.

Structural grey and white matter changes precede the manifestation of clinical signs of Huntington's disease by many years. Conversion to clinically manifest disease therefore likely reflects not merely atrophy but a more widespread breakdown of brain function. Here, we investigated the structure-function relationship close to and after clinical onset, in important regional brain hubs, particularly caudate nucleus and putamen, which are central to maintaining normal motor behaviour. In two independent cohorts of patients with premanifest Huntington's disease close to onset and very early manifest Huntington's disease (total n = 84; n = 88 matched controls), we used structural and resting state functional MRI. We show that measures of functional activity and local synchronicity within cortical and subcortical regions remain normal in the premanifest Huntington's disease phase despite clear evidence of brain atrophy. In manifest Huntington's disease, homeostasis of synchronicity was disrupted in subcortical hub regions such as caudate nucleus and putamen, but also in cortical hub regions, for instance the parietal lobe. Cross-modal spatial correlations of functional MRI data with receptor/neurotransmitter distribution maps showed that Huntington's disease-specific alterations co-localize with dopamine receptors D1 and D2, as well as dopamine and serotonin transporters. Caudate nucleus synchronicity significantly improved models predicting the severity of the motor phenotype or predicting the classification into premanifest Huntington's disease or motor manifest Huntington's disease. Our data suggest that the functional integrity of the dopamine receptor-rich caudate nucleus is key to maintaining network function. The loss of caudate nucleus functional integrity affects network function to a degree that causes a clinical phenotype. These insights into what happens in Huntington's disease could serve as a model for what might be a more general relationship between brain structure and function in neurodegenerative diseases in which other brain regions are vulnerable.

Triple Synchronous Primary Melanomas in a 77-Year-Old Sea Captain: Importance of Total Skin Examination.

When it comes to skin diseases, melanomas are considered the most lethal. Triple synchronous primary melanomas (SPMs) are rare. Here we have reported a case of a 77-year-old white male with three SPMs. The patient presented with a nodular melanoma in the upper left back; total skin examination (TSE) revealed additional melanomas in the right retroauricular region and on the left arm. The patient was unaware of these two additional melanomas that were only found because of the routine TSE, and the index lesion focused examination would have missed both. We advocate that TSE should be practised routinely by all dermatologists for all new patients, and also, from time to time in patients attending long-term follow-up appointments. Early diagnosis means simpler treatments and more favourable outcomes.

Instructional media selection principles for online medical education and emerging models for the new normal.

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting need to avoid in-person classes, compelled many faculty members to convert to a completely online instructional format. The literature on selecting media for medical educators, however, provided little assistance for them to make choices that facilitated learning through using alternative online instruction practices. In this study, we addressed the lack of guidance for the use of media to facilitate the effective online medical education. To optimise the transition from face-to-face educational modalities to online learning, we incorporated insights from theories of media synchronicity and learning. We considered the value of existing learning theories in influencing how we could guide entrenched face-to-face educators to online learning practice. Therefore, we employed existing theories and practice to assist in developing an algorithmic approach to guiding these educators. We reassessed the way taxonomies of learning objectives, practice-oriented learning experiences, the social and collaborative features of learning activities, and media synchronicity theory could have augmented face-to-face teaching, and influenced how these could be reconfigured to assist in the transition to online learning. Consequently, we have developed key principles to inform the continuity of design and selection of instructional media in the transition to medical online learning. We have constructed specific criteria for media selection that correspond to the 12 goals of medical learning. We found that the majority of the goals can be more enhanced by synchronous media than asynchronous versions. We discuss the role of instructional media in emergency online medical education as well as emerging models of media selection for the new normal in medical education and future directions for medical education media research.

Opportunities of online analysis.

The question of whether tele-analysis is an acceptable way of conducting analysis has been discussed since it has become available. Merchant (2016) and others concluded that 'the essentials of a genuine analytic process are not necessarily precluded' (p. 1). In this paper, the author goes a step further and examines potential advantages of tele-analysis. There may be benefits for patients with a history of physical or sexual abuse who value the distance. The potential for a 'safe place' for work with erotic transference is also examined. In a further section the author is interested in allowing the analyst the freedom to practise in an authentic way, congruent with their personality. Also explored is the concept of the interactive field including the technological medium, which is subject to synchronistic events. Finally, the author gives examples of a deep connection between patient and analyst which came about despite the physical distance.

La question de savoir si l'analyse en ligne est une manière acceptable de conduire une analyse a été débattue dès l'apparition de cette modalité. Merchant (2016) et d'autres auteurs ont conclu que « les fondamentaux d'un processus analytique authentique ne sont pas nécessairement compromis ¼ (p.1). Dans cet article, l'auteur va plus loin et étudie les avantages potentiels de l'analyse en ligne. Il pourrait y avoir des avantages pour les patients qui ont vécu des abus sexuels ou de violence et pour qui la distance est bénéfique. L'article considère également le potentiel pour un 'environnement protégé' pour travailler le transfert érotique. Dans une autre partie l'auteur souligne l'intérêt de permettre à l'analyste la liberté de pratiquer d'une manière authentique, en cohérence avec sa personnalité. Le concept du champ interactif incluant l'intermédiaire technologique - qui est sujet aux événements synchronistiques - est aussi exploré. Pour terminer, l'auteur donne des exemples de liens profonds entre patient et analyste, liens qui se sont développés malgré la distance physique.

La pregunta acerca de si el tele-análisis es un modo aceptable de conducir el análisis se ha discutido desde que comenzó a implementarse. Merchant (2016) y otros han concluido que `lo esencial de un proceso analítico genuino no queda excluido necesariamente`(p.1). En el presente ensayo, el autor da un paso más y examina las ventajas potenciales del tele-análisis. Puede haber beneficios para pacientes con historia de abuso físico o sexual quienes valoran la distancia. También se indaga en el potencial de un `espacio seguro`en el que trabajar la transferencia erótica. En otra sección el autor se interesa en el permiso y la libertad del analista para practicar en un modo auténtico, congruente con su personalidad. También se explora el concepto de campo interactivo, incluyendo el soporte tecnológico, el cual es sujeto a eventos sincronísticos. Finalmente, el autor ofrece ejemplos de una conexión profunda entre paciente y analista la cual se produjo a pesar de la distancia física.

Leverage of resource efficiency over environmental emissions: Case of a megacity in China.

Material metabolism in a Chinese megacity, Shanghai, was investigated with an integrated approach. Production-based raw material input, city-wide waste output and carbon emissions were compiled for the period 1995-2020, by computing hundreds of products and by-products. Decoupling of these resource and environmental flows from economic development was assessed, and the socio-economic and technical drivers were decomposed. The research demonstrated a hypothesis that flows of primary resources, waste, and carbon emissions displayed a certain level of synchronicity in the past decades. An order effect was seen with waste indicators usually performing better than carbon indicators, and carbon indicators are better than resource indicators in terms of material/environmental intensity and decoupling. There might be a resource leverage leading to the synchronicity of environmental emissions. Improvement in resource efficiency was decomposed as the most significant driver to urban metabolism, bringing about >33 % of resource reduction, 32 % of carbon mitigation, and 30 % of waste diminution from the 2010 values. A greater extent in emission reduction than resource use was attributed to the decrease of fossil fuels share in total resource use and carbon intensity per energy consumption. Continuous increase in post-use waste flows caused a rebound of waste indicators in the recent five-year period (2016-2020) and broke up the synchronicity. This potentially foresees the shift of material metabolism from production to consumption side in major cities in China and calls for reforms of environmental policies.

A questão do sentido no mundo do acaso / The question of meaning in a world of chance / La cuestión del sentido en el mundo del azar

O artigo enfoca a confluência dos princípios fundamentais que norteiam a física quântica e a psicologia analítica. Destaca a questão de estarmos habituados a lidar com as aplicações práticas decorrentes de ambas as abordagens e a dificuldade de integrarmos suas implicações no que concerne a nossa visão de mundo. Compreende a experiência da sincronicidade como sendo a experiência humana da interconexão quântica e elabora a questão do sentido envolvida nessa vivência, a percepção de fazermos parte integrante de uma ordem mais ampla, a vivência paradoxal da unicidade e do cósmico.

The article focuses on the confluence of the fundamental principles that guide quantum physics and analytical psychology. Of note is the question of dealing with the practical issues arising from both approaches and the difficulty of integrating their implications in terms of our worldview. The experience of synchronicity is understood as being the human experience of quantum interconnection, and the article expounds on the question of meaning involved in this experience, the perception of being an integral part of a broader order, and the paradoxical experience of uniqueness and the cosmic.

El artículo se centra en la confluencia de los principios fundamentales que orientan la física cuántica y la psicología analítica. Destaca la cuestión de que estamos habituados a tratar con las aplicaciones prácticas derivadas de ambos abordajes y la dificultad que tenemos de integrar sus implicancias en lo que concierne a nuestra visión del mundo. Comprende la experiencia de la sincronicidad como la experiencia humana de interconexión cuántica y elabora la cuestión del sentido intrínseca en esa vivencia, la percepción de formar parte integrante de un orden más amplio, la vivencia paradojal de la unicidad y de lo cósmico.

Specificity of Individual Response Radial Increment of Scots Pine in the Voronezh Biosphere Reserve on the Differentiated Forest Conditions.

The purpose of our study was to assess the individual variability of the response to climatic conditions of the radial increment of Pinus sylvestris L. trees aged 100-140 years. The studied pine stand grows in the conditions of a site with a heterogeneous microrelief in the Voronezh Reserve. The calculated coefficients of synchronicity and correlation of radial increment of a sample of individual Scots pine trees (wood cores). It has been established that in the radial increment of pine trees in the Voronezh Reserve, there is a significant diversity in the reflection of the climatic signal, which, as a rule, manifests itself in certain years that are not extreme in terms of climatic conditions. The reasons for the differentiated reaction of trees to climate are the differentiated conditions of the microrelief, and also, probably, the genetic diversity of forest stands. In natural stands there are individual trees showing very low values of synchronicity coefficients (GLK, %) or correlation coefficients (CC, %) with stand average values. Intrapopulation differences in the response of pine forest stands to fluctuations in climatic factors are one of the forms of protective mechanisms for the survival of a species that have developed as a result of evolutionary development. As our study showed, intrapopulation differences are large in stands of natural origin and not subject to anthropogenic impacts.