In the last two decades, traditional neuroscience has increasingly sought to investigate the so-called neural correlates of conscious states, with a growing scientific interest into contemplative practices such as meditation. Phenomenological accounts of such experiences have likewise been studied in depth, frequently by the use of rating scales or questionnaires. Yet, first- and third-person...
Subjective experiences are hard to capture quantitatively without losing depth and nuance, and subjective report analyses are time-consuming, their interpretation contested. We describe Temporal Experience Tracing, a method that captures relevant aspects of the unified conscious experience over a continuous period of time. The continuous multidimensional description of an experience allows us...