Elizabeth Mcdougal

Beyond mindfulness: Arousal-driven modulation of attentional control during arousal-based practices.

Current Research in Neurobiology 2022 Maria Kozhevnikov, Alina Veronika Irene Strasser, Elizabeth Mcdougal et al. 13 citations

Here we report meditative techniques, which modulate attentional control by arousal-driven influences and not by monitoring continuous thought processes as during mindfulness-related practices. We focus on Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism) practices, during which a sequence of generation (self-visualization as a deity - Yidam) or completion with sign (inner heat -Tummo) stages necessarily precedes...