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Intracerebral source generators characterizing concentrative meditation

verfasst von: Christina F. Lavallee, Mathew D. Hunter, Michael A. Persinger

Erschienen in: Cognitive Processing | Ausgabe 2/2011

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Previous researchers have studied meditation practices as a means to understand consciousness as well as altered states of consciousness. Various meditation techniques, such as Transcendental Meditation (TM) and Qigong, have been explored with source localization tools; however, the concentrative meditation technique has yet to be fully studied in this manner. The current study demonstrates findings, which outline differential activation in a self-referential default network during meditation in participants who espouse themselves as regular concentrative meditation practitioners, as well as comparisons with a control group practicing a modified version of the relaxation response. The results are compared with other putative experimental findings employing other meditation techniques, and the findings outlined in the current study are discussed with respect to changes in perceptual awareness often reported by meditators.

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Titel: Intracerebral source generators characterizing concentrative meditation
verfasst von: Christina F. Lavallee
Mathew D. Hunter
Michael A. Persinger
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2011
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Cognitive Processing / Ausgabe 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1612-4782
Elektronische ISSN: 1612-4790
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-011-0394-z

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