ISSUES, POSSIBILITIES AND THE ROLE OF NEURAL NOISE IN MEDITATION RESEARCH
J. Shashi Kiran Reddy, Sisir Roy
Simbio-Logias Revista Eletrônica de Educação Filosofia e Nutrição 2018 DOI: 10.32905/19833253.2018.13.10p149 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues that meditation research has grown quickly without a basic understanding of why ancient cultures conceived the practice in its various facets, and that most studies concentrate on mechanisms related to well-being and cognitive enhancement. The authors contend the field faces definitional, taxonomical, and methodological issues and propose that future research address these fundamental concerns. |
Abstract
In recent years, a surge of interest came up with studies in terms of the influence of different types of meditation on the brain and body. Lacking the basic understanding as to why ancient cultures conceived this practice primarily in its various facets, most of these studies mainly focus on delineating the underlying mechanisms of influence in terms of wellbeing and the cognitive enhancement. Thus, they not only involve various definitional and taxonomical issues, but also methodological issues. In this concern, here, we share a new perspective and also emphasize on few issues which are fundamental to meditation research that should be addressed in future studies.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cited by 2
- Meditative introspection promotes the First-person's science of consciousness via intuitive pathways: A hypothesis based on traditional Buddhist and contemporary Monist frameworks August 1, 2020
- Understanding Meditation Based on the Subjective Experience and Traditional Goal: Implications for Current Meditation Research. Frontiers in Psychology 2019
Cites 17
- Lucid Dreaming: a State of Consciousness with Features of Both Waking and Non-Lucid Dreaming Sleep September 1, 2009
- Review of the Neural Oscillations Underlying Meditation Frontiers in Neuroscience March 26, 2018
- Toward a unifying taxonomy and definition for meditation Frontiers in Psychology 2013
- Experienced Mindfulness Meditators Exhibit Higher Parietal-Occipital EEG Gamma Activity during NREM Sleep PLoS One August 28, 2013
- EEG Derived Neuronal Dynamics during Meditation: Progress and Challenges Advances in Preventive Medicine 2015
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