International Journal of Neuroscience
July 2010
Richard W F Cheng, Donald S. Borrett, Weyland Cheng et al.
The effect of Qigong meditation on the hemodynamics of the prefrontal cortex was investigated by spectroscopy with a single-wavelength probe (650 nm) and confirmed by standard near-infrared spectroscopy with a dual-wavelength probe. Deoxyhemoglobin changes were recorded with the single-wavelength probe over the left prefrontal cortex during meditation by Qigong practitioners, and...
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
July 1, 2010
Valeire Kim Duckett
The Wheel of the Year is a name used to describe the cyclical progression of the seasons through time and most often described as part of Pagan, Goddess, and women’s spirituality and/or Wiccan magical traditions. This article introduces the author’s conceptual model of the Wheel of the Year as an earth-based psychology for women, one that is inherently feminist and also based in transpersonal...
International Journal of Yoga
July 1, 2010
Sanjay Kumar, Hr Nagendra, Kv Naveen et al.
Practicing mental repetition of "OM" has been shown to cause significant changes in the middle latency auditory-evoked potentials, which suggests that it facilitates the neural activity at the mesencephalic or diencephalic levels. The aim of the study was to study the brainstem auditory-evoked potentials (BAEP) in two meditation states based on consciousness, viz. dharana, and dhyana. Thirty...
Topics in Cognitive Science
July 1, 2010
William Bechtel
Although philosophy has been only a minor contributor to cognitive science to date, this paper describes two projects in naturalistic philosophy of mind and one in naturalistic philosophy of science that have been pursued during the past 30 years and that can make theoretical and methodological contributions to cognitive science. First, stances on the mind-body problem (identity theory,...
Smith College Studies in Social Work
June 30, 2010
Ly Vick-Johnson
2 citations
The Advanced Certificate Program in Contemplative Clinical Practice at Smith College School for Social Work emphasizes the use of contemplative practices to develop awareness in two areas: the spiritual aspects of the therapeutic relationship and the influence of the clinician's spirituality on the therapeutic process. Utilizing responses from a qualitative questionnaire that was administered...
Smith College Studies in Social Work
June 30, 2010
Carolyn Jacobs
Spirituality, religious beliefs, contemplative practices and clinical social work practice are the themes of this special issue of Smith Studies. This special issue on spirituality (Volume 80, 2–3)...
Symmetry
June 25, 2010
Roger Vergauwen
Within recent discussions in the Philosophy of Mind, the nature of conscious phenomenal states or qualia (also called ‘raw feels’ or the feel of ‘what it is like to be’) has been an important focus of interest. Proponents of Mind-Body Type-Identity theories have claimed that mental states can be reduced to neurophysiological states of the brain. Others have denied that such a reduction is...
Nonlinear biomedical physics
June 3, 2010
Arvid Lundervold
During the last years, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain has been introduced as a new tool to measure consciousness, both in a clinical setting and in a basic neurocognitive research. Moreover, advanced mathematical methods and theories have arrived the field of fMRI (e.g. computational neuroimaging), and functional and structural brain connectivity can now be assessed...
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
June 2010
Lambros Malafouris
Cultural neuroscience provides a new approach for understanding the impact of culture on the human brain (and vice versa) opening thus new avenues for cross-disciplinary collaboration with archaeology and anthropology. Finding new meaningful and productive unit of analysis is essential for such collaboration. But what can archaeological preoccupation with material culture and long-term change...
CrossCurrents
June 1, 2010
M. Alejandro Chaoul, Lorenzo Cohen
5 citations
Rethinking Yoga and the Application of Yoga in Modern Medicine M. Alejandro Chaoul and Lorenzo Cohen Yoga is a Sanskrit word that means union, to yoke, or to join; the merging of the microcosm of our existence in our body with the macrocosm. In the West, yoga is often referred to as a mind‐body technique from Asia, usually categorized as meditation (for those seated practices) and yoga...