Identification of post-meditation perceptual states using wearable EEG and Self-Calibrating Protocols
Thrasyvoulos Karydis, S. Langer, S. Foster, A. Mershin
Petra June 26, 2018 DOI: 10.1145/3197768.3201544 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Proposes that a Self-Calibrating Protocol (SCP)-assisted wearable EEG system can measure personalized "perceptual prints" and recognize pre- versus post-meditation perceptual states, offering a route to quantify meditation benefits and replicate beneficial states, potentially shortening the practice time needed to become an expert meditator. |
Abstract
Since antiquity meditation in its various forms has been robustly associated with multiple physical and mental measurable changes of state. Obstacles to widespread access to the advantageous effects of meditation include the practice time necessary to become an expert meditator and the identification of a personalized beneficial meditative state once achieved. This work leverages previously published and patented results towards the application of Self-Calibrating Protocol (SCP)-assisted wearable EEG measurement of personalized "perceptual prints" and recognition of pre- versus post-meditation perceptual states. We describe avenues towards harvesting the newly enabled technologies towards quantification of meditation benefits and replication of beneficial meditative states leveraging technology to shorten practice times.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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