Decreased Electrophysiological Activity Represents the Conscious State of Emptiness in Meditation

Decreased Electrophysiological Activity Represents the Conscious State of Emptiness in Meditation

Many neuroscientific theories explain consciousness with higher order information processing corresponding to an activation of specific brain areas and processes. In contrast, most forms of meditation ask for a down-regulation of certain mental processing activities while remaining fully conscious....

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Main Authors: Thilo eHinterberger, Stephanie eSchmidt, Tsutomu eKamei, Harald eWalach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Consciousness
Meditation
EEG
thoughtless emptiness
decreased neural processing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00099/full

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