This article reviews the currently reported coupling properties of astrocytes in neural circuits, as well as the potentially promising functional structures and molecular mechanisms associated with astrocytic specialized domains and the spatiotemporal specificity of calcium levels. It proposes a model of astrocytes as a bridging mechanism—from microcircuit specialization to the functional...
Many loving-kindness and compassion meditation methods used in psychological research are derived from Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism. Zhiyi (), a representative figure of Chinese Buddhism, proposed a different meditation method, namely, imagination-based loving-kindness and compassion meditation. The current article introduces the imagination-based loving-kindness and compassion meditation...
Although previous studies have shown that sleep can inspire insight, it is still unclear whether meditation can promote insight. Meditation differs from other types of passive rest such as relaxation and sleep because it requires full consciousness and mindfulness of targets such as one's breathing. Forty-eight university students without meditation experience were recruited to learn a simple...