Animal cognition
May 2, 2025
Walter Veit, Heather Browning, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin et al.
6 citations
Corvids have long been a target of public fascination and of scientific attention, particularly in the study of animal minds. Using Birch et al.'s (2020) 5-dimensional framework for animal consciousness we ask what it is like to be a corvid and propose a speculative but empirically informed answer. We go on to suggest future directions for research on corvid consciousness and how it can inform...
Neuropsychologia
May 1, 2025
Carissa L. Philippi, J. Bruss, Carrie Shea et al.
Depressive disorders have been consistently associated with elevated levels of mind-wandering and self-focused negative rumination. Separate tracks of research have implicated brain structures within the default mode network (DMN) in both mind-wandering and depression. In this study, we hypothesized that diminished mind-wandering and fewer depressive symptoms would co-occur in individuals with...
Journal of Maharishi Vedic Research Institute
May 1, 2025
G. Wells
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is renowned for his holistic vision of knowledge of Veda and the Vedic Literature. Over more than 50 years, from 1955 on, Maharishi revived this ancient knowledge in its completeness and presented it as a new science-Maharishi Vedic Science-centred on the practice of Transcendental Meditation. Maharishi's teaching is laid out in lectures and in books, incorporating both...
Yearbook for Eastern and Western Philosophy
May 1, 2025
Hans-Rudolf Kantor
Abstract The article provides a philosophical interpretation of the practice of “contemplating mental activity” (guanxin 觀心) in sixth-century Chinese Tiantai Buddhism and explains its relevance to the development of East Asian Buddhism in general. As the title suggests, the topic is about the philosophical question of the nonduality of representational and paradoxical thinking. According to...
International Journal of Yoga
May 1, 2025
Ozge Karanlik, Zeynep Duru, A. Avci et al.
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and tenderness at specific points in the body, sleep disturbances, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Current management for FMS focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to symptom management. Among the complementary and alternative therapies used for symptom management, yoga holds a significant position. Yoga,...
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
May 1, 2025
Gyatso, 'The Nature of the Mind'.chedelics are argued to be medicine (bhesajja/bhaiajya) as opposed to being akin to alcohol or an 'intoxicant' (majja/madya), they fall into a 'therapeutic' as opposed to an 'enhancement' sphere and are defensible as a medical intervention via Buddhist ethics; and (3) Indic sources convey an understanding that herbs (osadh/oadhi) are a known, if not legitimate,...
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
May 1, 2025
Meg Barber, Subhadra Evans, Rosie Marks et al.
3 citations
This pilot study was the first of its kind to examine the experiences of people with persistent pain engaging in a six-week iRest for Pain group program as part of multidisciplinary pain care. The present study used a qualitative, phenomenological design and reflexive thematic analysis to gain an understanding of the firsthand experience of patients who participated in the iRest for Pain group...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
May 1, 2025
Tania Singer
8 citations
Over the past two decades, the fields of social and contemplative neurosciences have made significant strides. Initial research utilizing fMRI identified neuronal networks involved in empathy, mentalizing, and compassion, as well as complex interactions among these networks. Subsequent studies shifted to testing the plasticity of these social skills via different types of mindfulness- or...
BMC Psychology
May 1, 2025
Bronwyn M. Theroux, Ned Chandler-Mather, Jessica Paynter et al.
2 citations
The early primary school years provide a unique opportunity for improving executive functions on a classroom-wide scale. While mindfulness, music, and movement have each demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing executive functions in early primary classrooms, no previous studies have integrated these modalities into a single program. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility,...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
May 1, 2025
Adam W. Levin
4 citations
Current models of psychedelic action in the brain propose changes along the dorsal-ventral and anterior-posterior axes but neglect to address the lateral axis. This article proposes a novel model of psychedelic action called HEALS (Hemispheric Annealing and Lateralization Under Psychedelics) which involves the reversal of the typical hierarchical relationship between the two hemispheres of the...