Meditation-Induced Self-Boundary Flexibility and Prosociality: A MEG and Behavioral Measures Study DOI Creative Commons

Yoav Schweitzer,

Fynn‐Mathis Trautwein, Yair Dor‐Ziderman

и другие.

Brain Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 1181 - 1181

Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024

Background: In the last decade, empirical studies on beneficial effects of meditation prosocial capacities have accumulated, but underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Buddhist sources state that liberating oneself from a fixed view self by gaining access to its transitory and malleable nature leads increased compassion other traits. These, however, not yet been empirically tested. Methods: The current study aims at filling this gap first examining whether 44 long term meditators differ 53 controls in different levels socio-cognitive hierarchy, second these are associated with meditation-induced ‘selfless’ states, operationalized here as sense boundary (SB) flexibility. We capitalize our previous work neurophenomenology mindfulness-induced SB dissolution, which yielded neural index SB-flexibility, solely for meditators, examine correlations battery validated behavioral prosociality tasks. Results: Our findings reveal enhanced low-level processes including emotion recognition reduced outgroup bias. show stability flexibility over year, demonstrating consistent high beta deactivation. negatively correlates recognizing negative emotions, suggesting link social threat perception. Conclusions: These results connect prosociality, supported stable deactivations. expect raise awareness regarding potential flexing one’s self-boundaries through meditation.

Язык: Английский

When Pain Overwhelms the Self: A Phenomenological Study of a New Mode of Suffering, Based on Adults’ Recollections of Their Worst Pain Episodes DOI Creative Commons
Peter Stilwell,

Mael Gagnon-Mailhot,

Anne Hudon

и другие.

Journal of Pain, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 105413 - 105413

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Deconstructive meditations and psychotherapy: Transforming the perception of the self DOI

Paulina Lamas-Morales,

Rinchen Hijar-Aguinaga,

Javier García‐Campayo

и другие.

World Journal of Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(6)

Опубликована: Май 29, 2025

Selfishness, understood as excessive focus on the self, appears to be a predominant feature of contemporary culture. While degree self-focus is adaptive for survival and decision-making, self-rigidity has been associated with significant psychological, interpersonal, social costs. Throughout history, philosophers, religious leaders, activists have promoted “hypo-egoic” way being, characterized by reduced self-fixation greater openness others. However, key question arises: How can one cultivate more flexible interdependent perspective self? Deconstructive meditations are group contemplative practices that aim dismantle exploring perception, cognition, emotion. Their central mechanism self-inquiry, an experiential process involves directly observing patterns questioning solidity identity, developing new ways relate experience. From neuroscience, these shown reduce self-narrative identification promote psychological flexibility. Despite their potential, empirical research deconstructive remains limited requires further investigation. This article reviews essential findings practices, connection psychotherapy, potential therapeutic applications. Finally, clinical implications discussed along future directions validate impact mental health.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Meditation-Induced Self-Boundary Flexibility and Prosociality: A MEG and Behavioral Measures Study DOI Creative Commons

Yoav Schweitzer,

Fynn‐Mathis Trautwein, Yair Dor‐Ziderman

и другие.

Brain Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 1181 - 1181

Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024

Background: In the last decade, empirical studies on beneficial effects of meditation prosocial capacities have accumulated, but underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Buddhist sources state that liberating oneself from a fixed view self by gaining access to its transitory and malleable nature leads increased compassion other traits. These, however, not yet been empirically tested. Methods: The current study aims at filling this gap first examining whether 44 long term meditators differ 53 controls in different levels socio-cognitive hierarchy, second these are associated with meditation-induced ‘selfless’ states, operationalized here as sense boundary (SB) flexibility. We capitalize our previous work neurophenomenology mindfulness-induced SB dissolution, which yielded neural index SB-flexibility, solely for meditators, examine correlations battery validated behavioral prosociality tasks. Results: Our findings reveal enhanced low-level processes including emotion recognition reduced outgroup bias. show stability flexibility over year, demonstrating consistent high beta deactivation. negatively correlates recognizing negative emotions, suggesting link social threat perception. Conclusions: These results connect prosociality, supported stable deactivations. expect raise awareness regarding potential flexing one’s self-boundaries through meditation.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1