[HTML][HTML] Intrinsic neural timescales exhibit different lengths in distinct meditation techniques

B Ventura, Y Çatal, A Wolman, A Buccellato… - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
Meditation encompasses a range of practices employing diverse induction techniques, each
characterized by a distinct attentional focus. In Mantra meditation, for instance, practitioners …

[HTML][HTML] Why using “consciousness” in psychotherapy? Insight, metacognition and self-consciousness

S Martin - New Ideas in Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Since its early development, clinical psychology has questioned the impact of
“consciousness” on the determination of human responsibility across psychiatric disorders …

Reduced processing of afforded actions while observing mental content as ongoing mental phenomena

S Katyal, O Abdoun, H Mounier, A Lutz - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
While consciousness is typically considered equivalent to mental contents, certain
meditation practices—including open monitoring (OM)—are said to enable a unique …

Enhancing specialization of attention-related EEG power and phase synchronism brain patterns by meditation

Y Han, L Du, Q Huang, D Cui, Y Li - Cerebral Cortex, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Meditation, mental training that aims to improve one's ability to regulate their cognition, has
been widely applied in clinical medicine. However, the mechanism by which meditation …

An evidence-based critical review of the mind-brain identity theory

M Masi - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the philosophy of mind, neuroscience, and psychology, the causal relationship between
phenomenal consciousness, mentation, and brain states has always been a matter of …

Loss of Semen and Mental Health: Indigenous and Contemporary Perspectives

A Krishnan - Psychology of Sexuality & Mental Health Vol. 1 …, 2024 - Springer
Semen is globally revered as an important body fluid with historical and psychosocial
implications. Therefore, its loss is a major concern and appears to be associated with mental …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of facial temperature distribution changes during meditation using infrared thermal imaging: An experimental, cross-over study

R Wang, L Zhu, X Liu, T Li, J Gao, H Li, Y Lu… - Journal of Traditional …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the differences between meditation and resting states using infrared
thermal imaging (IRTI) to determine facial temperature distribution features during …

[PDF][PDF] Towards and Active Inference Account of Deep Meditative Deconstruction

S Prest, K Berryman, S Prest - 2024 - osf.io
This paper explores the intersection of deep meditative deconstruction, in particular the
Buddhist defabrication process and its associated phenomenology, and computational …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences

R Wang, L Zhu, X Liu, T Li, J Gao, H Li, Y Lu, Y Zhang… - 2023 - researchgate.net
abstract Objective: To investigate the differences between meditation and resting states
using infrared thermal imaging (IRTI) to determine facial temperature distribution features …

The varieties of contemplative experiences and practices

S Katyal, AL Lumma, PR Goldin, S Roy - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
While diverse contemplative techniques are employed across a plethora of traditions around
the world, contemplative research over the years has not reflected this variety. Despite …