Neural correlates of pure presence
bioRxiv Preprint Server April 18, 2024 Melanie Boly, Richard Smith, Giulietta Vigueras Borrego et al. 5 citations preprint
Pure presence (PP) is described in several meditative traditions as an experience of a vast, vivid space devoid of perceptual objects, thoughts, and self. Integrated information theory (IIT) predicts that such vivid experiences may occur when the cortical substrate of consciousness is virtually silent. To test this, we analyzed high-quality 256-electrode high-density electroencephalography...