Different Patterns of Sleep-Dependent Procedural Memory Consolidation in Vipassana Meditation Practitioners and Non-meditating Controls [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 AimRapid eye movement (REM) sleep, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and sleep spindles are all implicated in the consolidation of procedural memories.
Elizaveta Solomonova +12 more
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Meditation styles are highly discriminable from EEG at the subject level with limited generalization across the population: a machine-learning study [PDF]
Frontiers in Artificial IntelligenceMeditation has been associated with improvements in attention, emotional regulation, and mental wellbeing, motivating increasing interest in objective methods for assessing meditative states.
Saqib Hayat +16 more
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Beyond mindfulness: how Buddhist meditation transforms consciousness through distinct psychological pathways [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBuddhist meditation, encompassing practices such as Samatha (focused attention), Vipassana (open monitoring), and Metta (loving-kindness), offers unique pathways for transforming consciousness beyond conventional mindfulness.
Cheng Wang
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Thoughtseeds: A Hierarchical and Agentic Framework for Investigating Thought Dynamics in Meditative States [PDF]
EntropyThe Thoughtseeds Framework introduces a novel computational approach to modeling thought dynamics in meditative states, conceptualizing thoughtseeds as dynamic attentional agents that integrate information.
Prakash Chandra Kavi +3 more
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How does meditation relate to quality of life, positive lifestyle habits and carbon footprint? [PDF]
HeliyonThere is increasing scientific interest in the potential links between meditation practice and pro-environmental behaviours. The present research investigates relationships between Vipassana meditation experience (temporal variables of meditation, five ...
E.A.S.K. Somarathne +2 more
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Buddha image meditation is a potent predictor for mental health outcomes: A cross-sectional study among Thai high-school students. [PDF]
PLoS ONEPurposeMeditation has been demonstrated to benefit adolescent mental health. This research examined various meditation styles practiced in northern Thailand to determine which were associated with positive and negative mental health outcomes in ...
Justin DeMaranville +3 more
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Event-related delta, theta, alpha and gamma correlates to auditory oddball processing during Vipassana meditation. [PDF]
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2013 Arnaud Delorme, B Rael Cahn
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Varying the High-pass-Cut Off Frequency Influences the Accuracy of the Model for Detection of Mind State Associated with Himalayan Yoga and Vipassana Meditation [PDF]
Annals of NeurosciencesTarun Varshney
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Enhanced dehydroepiandrosterone levels are positively correlated with N3 sleep stage in long-term mindfulness meditation practitioners [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2022 Objectives: Meditation practices positively influence the neural, hormonal and autonomic systems. We have demonstrated that long-term practice of mindfulness meditation increases N3 and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stages and bring efficient autonomic ...
Ravindra P. Nagendra +2 more
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The role of silence in the production of social order in meditation (on the example of vipassana)
RUDN journal of Sociology, 2023 The article considers silence as the most important component of vipassana (meditation technique from early Buddhism) as it is taught in the tradition of S.N. Goenka.
A. K. Spirkina
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