Hacker News with Generative AI: Meditation

EEG Study of Buddhist Jhāna Meditation (2019) (frontiersin.org)
The “neural correlates of consciousness” (NCC) is a familiar topic in neuroscience, overlapping with research on the brain’s “default mode network.” Task-based studies of NCC by their nature recruit one part of the cortical network to study another, and are therefore both limited and compromised in what they can reveal about consciousness itself.

Neuroscience, Meditation, Consciousness, Brain Research

115 points by Curiositry 4 days ago | 28 comments

The Distracted Mind During a Crisis (2020) (distributed.blog)
Matt Mullenweg speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Adam Gazzaley, co-author of the 2016 book The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World, about how our brains work, particularly during times like the current pandemic. How does the brain handle internal and external stimuli, and what do we know about the effect of practices like meditation, exercise, nutrition, and sleep?

Neuroscience, Psychology, Meditation, Health, Pandemic

12 points by luu 117 days ago | 1 comments

Jerry Seinfeld, Social Anxiety, and Meditation (camhashemi.com)
This week I came across an interview with Jerry Seinfeld, focused on the benefits of meditation in his life.

Meditation, Comedy, Mental Health

27 points by 1penny42cents 141 days ago | 25 comments

An Introduction to Meditation – By a Theravada Buddhist Monk [video] (youtube.com)

Meditation, Buddhism, Theravada, Video, Spirituality

8 points by sergiogdr 235 days ago | 0 comments

Advanced Meditation Alters Consciousness and Our Basic Sense of Self (scientificamerican.com)