From A Neuroscience of Enlightenment by Vago and Davis come neural correlates with various end-goals of meditation practice. Here are a few notable findings: Lutz et al. (2004) found gamma band electroencephalography (EEG) power over lateral frontal and parietal electrode sites to correlate (r = 0.69) with self-reported clarity in expert Tibetan practitioners of “non-referential compassion” For example, the frontal polar cortex (Brodmann area-10), a specialized area for higher cognitive functions (Koechlin et al., 1999; Ramnani and Owen, 2004), showed dramatic increases in functional activity (>50% BOLD signal change) that were not as large for the other meditators. As interesting as this preliminary finding is, we can not simply say we found the neural correlate of cessation, but rather a potential neural marker for the experience of “Gone” in Youngs system of training that is relative to the baseline state of mind wandering in this individual. The article has reference to a number of adjacent studies looking at various neural developmental correlates that come with a meditation practice: journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00870/full
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