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Human Brain Mapping, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2026.Meditation‐induced self‐boundary dissolution can be predicted from magnetoencephalography recordings using Lempel‐Ziv complexity and oscillatory power as neural markers. We demonstrate significantly above‐chance classification of altered self‐experience on a single‐trial basis and show that it is mediated by complex activation patterns across brain ...
Henrik Röhr +8 more
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What Makes Them Happy? The Determinant Factors of Happiness Among Communities in an Endemic Phase
Health &Social Care in the Community, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Due to its link to social welfare, happiness has gained interest from many stakeholders. However, the COVID‐19 pandemic has severely impacted community well‐being and happiness. The identification of community happiness factors, especially during an endemic phase, is vital for developing effective policy strategies.
Naziatul Aziah Mohd Radzi +3 more
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Psychophysiology, Volume 62, Issue 12, December 2025.ABSTRACT Prior research suggests that meditation may slow brain aging and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, we lack research systematically examining what aspect(s) of meditation may drive such benefits. In particular, it is unknown how breathing patterns during meditation might influence health outcomes associated with AD.
Kaoru Nashiro +12 more
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Becoming Religious as an Education of Attention
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 279-290, September 2025.ABSTRACT A vast literature in the social scientific study of religion demonstrates that religious people are made not born. More specifically, researchers have shown that becoming religious is something that people must learn how to do. Adding to this well‐established focus on the socialization of religious subjects, I argue that becoming religious ...
Daniel Winchester
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The practice of mindfulness: from Buddhism to secular mainstream in a post-secular society
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 2012 The article focuses on the practice of mindfulness, which has migrated from being part of a religion, Buddhism, to being an integral part of Western psychology.
Liselotte Frisk
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Brain and Behavior, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.How do we accurately measure mind wandering? This review compares five methods: from self‐reports (prone to bias) to brain scans (precise but expensive). No single method captures all aspects, so we propose the MAMW framework—a unified approach combining strengths of each technique.
Sholeh Nazari +2 more
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Journal of Pineal Research, Volume 77, Issue 2, March 2025.ABSTRACT Growing evidence demonstrates that meditation practice supports cognitive functions, including attention and interoceptive processing, and is associated with structural changes across cortical networks, including prefrontal regions and the insula.
Emanuele R. G. Plini +2 more
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Exploring Processes and Dynamics of Mystical Contemplative Meditation: Some Christian-Buddhist Parallels in Relation to Transpersonal Theory [PDF]
, 2015 This paper explores Christian contemplative meditation, focusing on the prayer of Recollection as it is developed especially by Evelyn Underhill and St. Teresa of Avila. It outlines the practice and explores possible theoretical and therapeutic dynamics,
Stoeber, Michael
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Psychophysiology, Volume 62, Issue 2, February 2025.Abstract This study investigates the proposed mechanism of mindfulness, its impact on body awareness and interoception, and its potential benefits for mental and physical health. Using psychophysical assessments, we compared 31 expert meditators with 33 matched controls (non‐meditators who engage in regular reading, more than 5 h per week) in terms of ...
Maik Mylius +4 more
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Molecules of Silence: Effects of Meditation on Gene Expression and Epigenetics
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Many studies have consistently demonstrated an epigenetic link between environmental stimuli and physiological as well as cognitive responses. Epigenetic mechanisms represent a way to regulate gene activity in real time without modifying the DNA sequence,
Sabrina Venditti +5 more
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