There has been a great increase in literature concerned with the effects of a variety of mental
training regimes that generally fall within what might be called contemplative practices, and …

Mindfulness meditation has been purported to be a beneficial practice for wellbeing. It would
therefore be expected that the neurophysiology of mindfulness would reflect this impact on …

Both psychedelics and meditation exert profound modulatory effects on consciousness,
perception and cognition, but their combined, possibly synergistic effects on neurobiology …

Past research has found that mindfulness meditation training improves executive attention.
Event-related potentials (ERPs) have indicated that this effect could be driven by more …

Suomalainen koulujärjestelmä on herättänyt ihailua eri puolilla maailmaa oppilaiden
tiedollisen me-nestymisen johdosta. Kansainvälisten PISA-tutkimusten (The Programme for …

Yoga is an ancient Indian way of life, which includes changes in mental attitude, diet, and
the practice of specific techniques such as yoga asanas (postures), breathing practices …

Awe is a self-expansive emotion, where the boundaries of a separate self are transcended
to process a larger, complex reality. The current review integrates the existing scholarship …

Highlights•What it is like to meditate remains almost invisible in contemporary contemplative
science.•Micro-phenomenological interview methods help meditators become aware of the …

Meditation practices, originated from ancient traditions, have increasingly received attention
due to their potential benefits to mental and physical health. The scientific community invests …

In our society, where interest in Buddhist meditation is expanding enormously, numerous
scientific studies are now conducted on the neurophysiological effects of meditation …