The new field is known as "augmented cognition", and it employs sensors to infer the mental state of someone using a device.

新领域被理解为“补充识别”，其使用传感器来推断某个人使用一个设备时的精神状态。

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Significantly, in the field of hypnosis research this result means that hypnosis can no longer be regarded as mental imagery that takes place during a totally normal waking state of consciousness.

值得注意的是，在催眠的研究领域，这一结果意味着催眠不再被视为是在意识完全清醒的状态下发生的心理意向。

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But it's not enough to simply pay attention to everything - such a deluge of sensation can quickly get confusing. Kierkegaard referred to this mental state as "drowning in possibility".

不过，仅仅眼观六路是不够的——你会迷失在泛滥的感官信息中。Kierkegaard把这种状态成为“淹没在无限可能中”。

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If Mr. Jackson had gone to trial, could his mental state have served as a defense to the criminal intent necessary to conviction?

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The defense can raise mitigating factors, such as his mental state, to try to persuade jurors to impose a sentence of life in prison instead.

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As a result, the state of the economy can affect us physically, leading to mental and physical health issues.

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