New Ideas in Psychology
March 2, 2018
Mario Beauregard, Natalie L. Trent, Gary E. Schwartz
27 citations
The majority of mainstream psychologists still adopt a materialist stance toward nature. They believe that science is synonymous with materialism; further, they are convinced that the view that mind and consciousness are simply by-products of brain activity is an incontrovertible fact that has been demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt. This is an incomplete view of what humans are. In this...
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
March 24, 2012
Véronique A. Taylor, Véronique Daneault, Joshua A Grant et al.
317 citations
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to promote emotional stability. Moreover, during the processing of aversive and self-referential stimuli, mindful awareness is associated with reduced medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) activity, a central default mode network (DMN) component. However, it remains unclear whether mindfulness practice influences functional connectivity between DMN regions and,...
Neuroimage
August 15, 2011
Véronique A. Taylor, Joshua A Grant, Véronique Daneault et al.
There is mounting evidence that mindfulness meditation is beneficial for the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, yet little is known regarding the neural mechanisms through which mindfulness modulates emotional responses. Thus, a central objective of this functional magnetic resonance imaging study was to investigate the effects of mindfulness on the neural responses to emotionally laden...
Resuscitation
July 2, 2009
Mario Beauregard, Jérôme Courtemanche, Vincent Paquette
65 citations
AimTo measure brain activity in near-death experiencers during a meditative state.MethodsIn two separate experiments, brain activity was measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) during a Meditation condition and a Control condition. In the Meditation condition, participants were asked to mentally visualize and emotionally connect with the...
Neuroscience Letters
August 15, 2008
Mario Beauregard, Vincent Paquette
105 citations
Mystical experiences relate to a fundamental dimension of human existence. These experiences, which are characterized by a sense of union with God, are commonly reported across all cultures. To date, no electroencephalography (EEG) study has been conducted to identify the neuroelectrical correlates of such experiences. The main objective of this study was to measure EEG spectral power and...
Neuroscience Letters
July 27, 2006
Mario Beauregard, Vincent Paquette
338 citations
The main goal of this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study was to identify the neural correlates of a mystical experience. The brain activity of Carmelite nuns was measured while they were subjectively in a state of union with God. This state was associated with significant loci of activation in the right medial orbitofrontal cortex, right middle temporal cortex, right inferior...
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
June 1, 2005
Jeffrey M Schwartz, Henry P. Stapp, Mario Beauregard
Neuropsychological research on the neural basis of behaviour generally posits that brain mechanisms will ultimately suffice to explain all psychologically described phenomena. This assumption stems from the idea that the brain is made up entirely of material particles and fields, and that all causal mechanisms relevant to neuroscience can therefore be formulated solely in terms of properties of...