EEG manifestations of nondual experiences in Meditators
EEG manifestations of nondual experiences in Meditators
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DOI：
10.1016/j.concog.2014.10.002
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Stevens, Larry
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作者：
Berman, Amanda E.;Stevens, Larry
冥想对广泛人群的整体体验益处已在实证文献中得到充分证实。目前尚不清楚的是冥想过程的基本机制。这种清晰度的一大障碍是由于缺乏统一和全面的分类法，以及文献中实践方法和结果状态之间缺乏明确的区分。本研究讨论并试图在我们的样本中识别出一种理论上普遍的终极冥想状态，称为非双重意识，它与方法或实践状态不同。参与者完成了实验室冥想，在此期间使用脑电图（EEG）分析神经模式。分析表明，在报告的非双重事件期间，较慢波频率（δ、θ、α）的脑电图功率明显更高。这些事件在神经学上看起来与整个冥想课程不同，有趣的是，冥想课程在伽马范围内显示出显着的升高。 (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. 保留所有权利。
The holistic experiential benefits of meditation among a widely ranging population have been well established within the empirical literature. What remain less clear are the underlying mechanisms of the meditative process. A large impediment to this clarity is attributable to the lack of a unified and comprehensive taxonomy, as well as to the absence of clear differentiation within the literature between method of practice and resulting state. The present study discusses and then attempts to identify within our sample a theoretically universal culminating meditative state known as Nondual Awareness, which is differentiated from the method or practice state. Participants completed an in-lab meditation, during which neurological patterns were analyzed using electroencephalography (EEG). Analyses indicated significantly higher EEG power among slower wave frequencies (delta, theta, alpha) during the reported nondual events. These events appear neurologically distinct from meditation sessions as a whole, which interestingly demonstrated significant elevation within the gamma range. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.