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The 'Meditational' Genre of Descartes 'Meditations

Forum Philosophicum, 1970
In this paper, I reflect on Descartes' employment of the meditational genre in the weaving of the text of the Meditations. In the first part, the possible influences behind Descartes' choice of the meditational genre are examined. The second part of the paper attempts to spell out the significance of Descartes' use of the meditational form.
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Defining Meditation: Foundations for an Activity-Based Phenomenological Classification System

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Classifying different meditation techniques is essential for the progress of meditation research, as this will enable discerning which effects are associated with which techniques, in addition to supporting the development of increasingly effective and ...
Terje Sparby, Terje Sparby, Terje Sparby, Matthew D. Sacchet   +3 more
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Attention and meditative development: A review and synthesis of long-term meditators and outlook for the study of advanced meditation

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Attention regulation is a core mechanism of mindfulness meditation and has been proposed to underlie many of its health-related benefits. Here, we review and synthesize behavioral findings on attentional outcomes in long-term meditators, integrating ...
Sebastian Ehmann, Idil Sezer, Arielle S. Keller, Isaac N. Treves, Matthew D. Sacchet   +4 more
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Individualized functional brain mapping machine learning prediction of symptom-change resulting from selective kappa-opioid antagonism in an anhedonic sample from a Fast-Fail trial

Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Background: Anhedonia remains a difficult-to-treat symptom and has been associated with poor clinical course transdiagnostically. Here, we applied machine learning models to individualized neural patches derived from fMRI data during the Monetary ...
Matthew D. Sacchet, Joseph L. Valenti, Poorvi Keshava, Shane W. Walsh, Moria J. Smoski, Andrew D. Krystal, Diego A. Pizzagalli   +6 more
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A MEDITATION ON DIRECTORIES [PDF]

The Library, 1901
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How static and kinetic meditation, with or without guidance, affect autonomic nervous system activity in novice meditators

Frontiers in Psychology
ObjectiveThis study explored the autonomic nervous system responses and perceived experiences of novice meditators during kinetic and static meditation.MethodsThirty-five participants completed both meditation types in randomized order.
Jinwoo Han, Jinwoo Han, Myungji Lee, Teri Kim   +3 more
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Prevalence and patterns of use of mantra, mindfulness and spiritual meditation among adults in the United States

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background Despite a growing body of scientific literature exploring the nature of meditation there is limited information on the characteristics of individuals who use it.
Adam Burke, Chun Nok Lam, Barbara Stussman, Hui Yang   +3 more
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Classification of Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Neural Measures in the Clinical Population

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Different forms of mindfulness meditation are increasingly integrated in the clinical practice in the last three decades. Previous studies have identified changes in the neurophysiology and neurochemistry of the brain resulting from different mindfulness
Sze Ting Joanna Ngan, Pak Wing Calvin Cheng   +1 more
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Didgeridoo Sound Meditation for Stress Reduction and Mood Enhancement in Undergraduates: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2019
Background College students report feeling frequently stressed, which adversely impacts health. Meditation is one effective method for reducing stress, but program length and required effort are potential obstacles.
Kamaira Hartley Philips BM, MS, Carrie E Brintz PhD, Kevin Moss, Susan A Gaylord PhD   +3 more
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The effects of short video app–guided loving-kindness meditation on interpersonal mindfulness, empathy, collaboration, affect, and workplace well-being among working professionals

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThis study examined the effectiveness of a short video app–guided Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM) intervention in enhancing interpersonal mindfulness, empathy, interdisciplinary collaboration, affective states, and workplace well-being among ...
Chao Liu, Yehui Tu, Li-Jen Lin, Hao Chen, Hao Chen, Thu-Hua Liu, Huang-Li Lin, Wen-Ko Chiou, Wen-Ko Chiou, Wen-Ko Chiou   +9 more
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