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Idil Sezer

5 papers in the library · 231 citations · publishing 2022-2025

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Attention and meditative development: A review and synthesis of long-term meditators and outlook for the study of advanced meditation.

Neuroimage November 19, 2025 Sebastian Ehmann, Idil Sezer, Arielle S Keller et al. 2 citations

Attention regulation is a core mechanism of mindfulness meditation and has been proposed to underlie many of its health-related benefits. Here, we review and synthesize behavioral findings on attentional outcomes in long-term meditators, integrating neurocognitive evidence within a meditative development framework. Key findings indicate trait-level improvements across attentional...

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121602 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Advanced meditation Attention regulation Awareness +9

Advanced and long-term meditation and the autonomic nervous system: A review and synthesis.

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews June 1, 2025 Idil Sezer, Matthew D. Sacchet 14 citations

Meditation has become prominent in both clinical and non-clinical applications for its effects on psychological and physical well-being. Long-term meditators, who have dedicated extensive time to their practice, present a unique opportunity to explore the effects of prolonged meditation training on the autonomic nervous system. Research has reported concomitant activation of both sympathetic...

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106141 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Advanced meditation Autonomic nervous system Brain-body interactions Cardiac resonance +2

Mindfulness, cognition, and long-term meditators: Toward a science of advanced meditation.

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) 2025 Sebastian Ehmann, Idil Sezer, Isaac N Treves et al. 9 citations

Mindfulness meditation is a systematic training in equanimity, sensory clarity, and concentration rooted in ancient contemplative traditions. Here, we synthesized cognitive-behavioral outcomes in long-term meditators (LTMs) resulting from diverse, prolonged meditation practices. Preliminary evidence suggests that LTMs exhibit increased cognitive-sensory integration and decoupling of affective...

DOI: 10.1162/imag.a.82 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Advanced meditation Awareness Cognition Emotion regulation +2

Reimagining pain as an allostatic imperative: perspectives from contemplative traditions.

Neuroscience of Consciousness 2025 Catherine Prueitt, Idil Sezer, Matthew D. Sacchet

The motivational force of pain is undeniable. But what pain commands us to do, how we might satisfy this command, and if our experience of pain is inherently linked to suffering are far murkier topics. This paper brings together empirical studies of pain reprocessing during advanced meditation, the rise of allostatic paradigms to account for biological self-regulation, and the philosophy of...

DOI: 10.1093/nc/niaf049 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Meditation Allostasis Contemplative traditions Neurophenomenology +1