Decreased electrophysiological activity represents the conscious state of emptiness in meditation
Frontiers in Psychology 2014 Thilo Hinterberger, Stephanie Schmidt, Tsutomu Kamei et al. 130 citations
Many neuroscientific theories explain consciousness with higher order information processing corresponding to an activation of specific brain areas and processes. In contrast, most forms of meditation ask for a down-regulation of certain mental processing activities while remaining fully conscious. To identify the physiological properties of conscious states with decreased mental and cognitive...