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EEG EXTRACTION FOR MEDITATION [PDF]

Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2018
EEG is a convenient method to study the functional state of the brain and brainbody-mind connection. This study investigates the EEG signal during meditation; a mental activity described as being in a state of calmness and focused attention.
JEN L. TEE, WAI Y. LEONG
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Group rehabilitation for adults with acquired neurological disorders: A systematic review of mono‐ and interdisciplinary interventions in physical and speech‐language therapy

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Group treatments and interdisciplinary collaboration are recommended in evidence‐based guidelines for neurorehabilitation, including physical and speech‐language therapy. Evidence suggests that activating overlapping neural networks for upper extremity motor control and speech‐language processing produces synergistic effects during ...
Nina Greiner, Norina Lauer, Valentin Schedel, Andrea Pfingsten   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nondirective meditation activates brain areas associated with retrieval of memories and emotional processing

, 2014
Nondirective meditation techniques are practiced with a relaxed focus of attention that permits spontaneously occurring thoughts, images, sensations, memories, and emotions to emerge and pass freely, without any expectation that mind wandering should abate.
Xu, Jian, Vik, Alexandra, Groote, Inge Rasmus, Lagopoulos, Jim, Holen, Are, Ellingsen, Øyvind, Håberg, Asta, Davanger, Svend   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Exploring neural markers of dereification in meditation based on EEG and personalized models of electrophysiological brain states

Scientific Reports
With mounting evidence for the benefits of meditation, there has been a growing interest in measuring and quantifying meditative states. This study introduces the Inner Dereification Index (IDI), a class of personalized models designed to quantify the ...
Tamas Madl
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What entrepreneurial decisions enable the breeding of digital platform unicorns?

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Digital platforms have revolutionized business sectors; however, despite their significant success, platform unicorns remain rare. While extensive research exists on digital platform growth, it is uncertain what entrepreneurial decisions achieve unicorn status.
Sea Matilda Bez, Isabel Narbón‐Perpiñá, Asta Pundziene, Rima Sermontyte‐Baniule   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conductive Hydrogel‐Enabled Electrode for Scalp Electroencephalography Monitoring

Small Methods, EarlyView.
Conductive hydrogels are emerging as effective EEG electrode‐scalp interfaces to overcome hair barriers. This review presents the demanding parameters for hair‐compatible hydrogel electrodes and summarizes their applications in healthcare and brain‐computer interfaces.
Zichong Ji, Leqi Li, Meiqiong Zheng, Xinyuan Ye, Wenqing Yan, Zonglei Wang, Yi Liu, Yuli Wang, Yujie Zhang, Pengcheng Zhou, Jiawei Yang, Mingzhe Wang, Shihong Lin, Hossam Haick, Yan Wang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Violence, Volition, and Volatility: The Embodied Subjectivity of Women in Cults

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This paper explores the embodied experience of 25 women who are former cult members. By delving into the stories of three protagonists, we examine how these women engaged with and possibly redefined the cult's socially constructed notion of womanhood.
Shirly Bar‐Lev, Michal Morag
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Value and Questioning Self‐Worth in Educational Migration: Indonesian University Students in Singapore

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the education trajectories of Indonesian students attending university in Singapore. These students and their parents consider a project of educational migration to Singapore as a proven pathway toward their varied aspirations.
Erica M. Larson
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of Life Among Thai Patients With Advanced Cancer: Findings From the APPROACH Study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Thailand, but quality of life with cancer is not well understood. Thai patients had relatively high quality of life, but the pervasiveness of self‐blame and its association with reduced quality of life, and the large proportion with depressive symptoms, stresses the need for mental health care.
Waranee Bunchuailua, Nattiya Kapol, Sineenart Krichanchai, Waranya Krongkaew, Ellie Bostwick Andres   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feelings Without Emotion: Rethinking Male Friendship and the Value of Personal Reticence

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In various Euro‐American contexts, commentators have highlighted how emotional reticence inhibits men's ability to understand themselves and connect with others. More generally, public discourses of affective expressivity often present curtailed emotion as a form of “repression.” Through an ethnographic account of male railway enthusiasts ...
Thomas Yarrow
wiley   +1 more source