EEG Phase Slips Reveal Detailed Brain Activity Patterns of Novice Vipassana Meditators During Decision Making Tasks
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) September 9, 2025 Ratna Jyothi Kakumanu, Ajay Kumar Nair, Arun Sasidharan et al. preprint
Abstract Our study adopted a novel approach, utilizing four biomarkers, namely EEG potentials, their first-order derivatives, and phase slip rates derived from each, to discern the differences between novice Vipassana (NVP) subjects and non-meditator controls (NMC). Phase slip rates are discontinuities in instantaneous phase that represent cortical phase transitions, indicating a significant...