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Near-critical brain dynamics track effortlessness during meditation

bioRxiv August 12, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.07.743470 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Observational cohort
Population	Meditators
Topics	Meditation
Key findings	Argues that near-critical brain dynamics track the subjective experience of effortlessness during meditation, suggesting that such dynamics may serve as a neural correlate of meditative depth.

Abstract

Near-critical brain dynamics track effortlessness during meditation

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