Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2019
Paul Dennison
1 citation
The "neural correlates of consciousness" (NCC) is a familiar topic in neuroscience, overlapping with research on the brain's "default mode network." Task-based studies of NCC by their nature recruit one part of the cortical network to study another, and are therefore both limited and compromised in what they can reveal about consciousness itself. The form of consciousness explored in such...
Progress in Brain Research
2019
Zoran Josipovic
8 citations
I introduce arguments toward a non-representational reflexivity theory of consciousness-as-such to address one of the key issues in the science of consciousness today: lack of understanding of the nature of consciousness itself. An expanded map of consciousness is outlined, which includes, in addition to the well-known contents of awareness and levels of arousal, the indeterminate substrate and...
Neurology India
2019
Anand Venkatraman, Rajarshi Nandy, Shyam Sudarshan Rao et al.
14 citations
Many studies have conclusively proven that meditative techniques derived from the Indian systems of philosophy, meditation and ritual classified as "Tantra" can bring about sustained changes in the structure and function of the nervous system of practitioners. The aim of this study is to provide neuroscientists a framework through which to interpret Tantra, and thereby provide a foundation upon...
2019
Maha N. Mian
Ayahuasca, a plant-based hallucinogen that serves as a spiritual medicine in South America, has improved depression in at least one placebo-controlled clinical trial. Case studies suggest that dramatic behavioral changes often follow the Ayahuasca ceremony, but most explanations of antidepressant effects focus on observed changes in mindfulness. The present study investigated if both...
Explore
2019
William van Gordon, Edo Shonin, Thomas J. Dunn et al.
38 citations
Wisdom-based Buddhist-derived practices (BDPs) are concerned with transmuting suffering by cultivating insight into the ultimate nature of both the self and reality. Arguably the most important wisdom-based BDP is emptiness (Sanskrit: śūnyatā) that implies that although phenomena are perceptible to the human mind, they do not intrinsically exist. Despite its significance in Buddhism, emptiness...
Progress in Brain Research
2019
Tracy Brandmeyer, Arnaud Delorme, Helané Wahbeh
143 citations
Rising from its contemplative and spiritual traditions, the science of meditation has seen huge growth over the last 30 years. This chapter reviews the classifications, phenomenology, neural correlates, and mechanisms of meditation. Meditation classification types are still varied and largely subjective. Broader models to describe meditation practice along multidimensional parameters may...
Progress in Brain Research
2019
Stephen Parker
15 citations
The study of consciousness within cognitive neuroscience has been dominated in recent years by investigations originating from collaborations between neuroscientific investigators and Buddhist meditation practitioners. The results have been remarkable, particularly when quantitative and qualitative research methods have been combined as they are in the neurophenomenological methodology...
Holistic Nursing Practice
2019
Elizabeth A. Fiske
17 citations
Reed's theory of self-transcendence describes relationships between vulnerability, self-transcendence, and well-being. Contemplative practices can promote self-transcendence and well-being, consistent with this theory. The central concepts of Reed's theory of self-transcendence are presented. Ways contemplative practices can be utilized to promote 1 or more dimensions of self-transcendence and...