Psychologists go so far as to define flow as an altered state of consciousness with several defining features.

心理学家甚至将心流定义为意识状态的改变，包含几个显著特征。

Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness.

【consciousness】催眠状态是一种变异的意识状态。

Now various altered states of consciousness are involved.

现在涉及到各种不同的意识状态。

And some scientists think this mix and match on how we sense and understand signals from our surroundings is what may cause an altered state of consciousness.

一些科学家认为，这种与我们如何感知和理解周围环境信号的混合和匹配可能会导致意识状态的改变。