2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2023-2026
Neurosci Conscious February 19, 2026 Valeria Becattini, Michael Lifshitz, Mark Miller 1 citation
Learning to attenuate myself: a predictive processing account of body-scan meditation and the dissolution of bodily boundaries.
March 30, 2023 Valeria Becattini, Anna Ciaunica preprint
Deep contemplative states such as meditative states alter the subjective experience of being a self distinct from the world and others to a point that the individual may report ‘selfless’ states. In this paper, we propose a shift in focus on homeostatic bodily self-regulation underlying selfless experiences. We suggest that during reported phenomena of ‘self-loss’ or ‘pure consciousness’, the...