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Anand Viswanathan

2 papers in the library · 14 citations · publishing 2019-2025

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Un-binding the Umwelt: The Differential Contributions of the Five Classical Senses can be Understood Through Hindu Tantra

Biosemiotics January 16, 2025 Anand Venkatraman, Anand Viswanathan, Shyam Rao

Information from our senses, memories and thoughts is bound together into a unified whole that constitutes our experience of our world, our Umwelt. However, our ability to investigate our Umwelt through standard Western-derived neuroscience is limited, because of the third-person approach that undergirds the field. Achieving greater coherence in our understanding requires the addition of an...

Tantra and Modern Neurosciences: Is there any Correlation?

Neurology India 2019 Anand Venkatraman, Rajarshi Nandy, Shyam Sudarshan Rao et al. 14 citations

Many studies have conclusively proven that meditative techniques derived from the Indian systems of philosophy, meditation and ritual classified as "Tantra" can bring about sustained changes in the structure and function of the nervous system of practitioners. The aim of this study is to provide neuroscientists a framework through which to interpret Tantra, and thereby provide a foundation upon...