Scientific Reports
August 29, 2026
Alejandro Luis Callara, Mohammad Hadi Azarabad, Laura Sebastiani et al.
Meditation has long been associated with improvements in mental well-being, emotional regulation, and attentional control. However, the diversity of meditative techniques and variability in participant expertise across studies have hindered the systematic identification of their neurophysiological correlates. To address this challenge, we investigated the neurophysiological signatures of...
bioRxiv
August 5, 2026
A. Callara, Francesco Bossi, Jampa Soepa et al.
preprint
Seven EEG recordings over thirteen months revealed highly stereotyped transitions between distinct brain dynamics in an advanced meditator, providing a rare experimental window onto large-scale brain-state dynamics. We report an intensive longitudinal EEG case study of an experienced Tibetan tantric practitioner recorded across seven different measurement sessions, including concentrative and...
bioRxiv Preprint Server
December 8, 2025
Alejandro Luis Callara, Mohammad Hadi Azarabad, Laura Sebastiani et al.
preprint
Meditation has been long associated with improvements in mental well-being, emotional regulation, and attentional control. Yet, the diversity of meditative techniques and participant expertise has hindered the systematic identification of their neurophysiological correlates supporting these benefits. To address this challenge, we investigated the neurophysiological signatures of concentrative...
Progress in Brain Research
2019
Marieke K. van Vugt, Amir Moye, Joshua Pollock et al.
Analytical meditation and monastic debate are contemplative practices engaged in by Tibetan Buddhist monastics that have up to now been largely unexplored in Western contemplative science. The highly physical form of contemplative debating plays an important role in the monastic curriculum. Based on discussions and recorded interviews Tibetan monastic teachers and senior students at Sera Jey...