FYI: our review on neurophenomenological approaches to meditation practices and their potential clinical applications, in collaboration with Oussama Abdoun, Yair Dor-Ziderman, @mathistrautwein.bsky.social, and Aviva Berkovich-Ohana! Below is the organizational framework. doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...
The final version of "ENIGMA-Meditation: Worldwide consortium for neuroscientific investigations of meditation practices" is now available online. 50 days' free access to the article at authors.elsevier.com/c/1kUbL8jVtv... . Congratulation again to Saampras Ganesan and Tony King who led this work.
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Antoine Lutz
We propose a modernisation of Varela’s neurophenomenology program that leverages Bayesian mechanics to provide a principled methodology for consciousness research (led by Lars Sandved-Smith, with @jdkiverstein.bsky.social, @hohwy.bsky.social, @jdbogotaj.bsky.social academic.oup.com/nc/article-a...
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A Chinese student holding a Master’s degree in cognitive neuroscience and a strong interest in meditation research is eligible to apply for this PhD scholarship at the University of Lyon before February 23, 2026. Details are provided below.
🚨 New article in #NCONSC!
Deep computational neurophenomenology: a methodological framework for investigating the how of experience
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A Bayesian computational framework to bridge first-person experience and brain activity
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What happens in the brain when your mind blanks? Team of neuroscientists and philosophers outline what we know so far. www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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Antoine Lutz
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Abstract. The context for our paper comes from the neurophenomenology (NPh) research programme initiated by Francisco Varela at the end of the 1990s. Varel
📜 Thrilled to share the last paper of my PhD in J.Sleep Res., in which we delved into wake and sleep of expert meditators (>10,000 lifetime hours🧘♂️), notably assessing EEG power, complexity, SW and spindles! Thanks @neuropresage.bsky.social
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BREAKING NEWS:
Lars Sandved-Smith wins The 2024 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize, with this contribution:
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Olaf Blanke and I are pleased to announce the opening of a funded PhD position in cognitive and contemplative neuroscience at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center entitled "Neurophenomenological Study of Non-Dual Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Self and Agency" Thanks for sharing this ad!
FYI: free link to a publication led by Yair Dor-Ziderman in Aviva Berkovich-Ohana's lab. We provided MEG evidence supporting the hypothesis that the brains of experienced meditators exhibit reduced defensiveness toward mortality compared to those of controls.
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Compared to controls, elderly expert meditators exhibited (1) more preserved resting-state brain activity, (2) less altered sleep architecture, and (3) EEG features indicative of heightened cognitive...
AbstractBackground. Human predictive capacity underlies its adaptive strength but also the potential for existential terror. Grounded in the predictive pro
