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Meditation alters perceptual rivalry in Tibetan Buddhist monks

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Neuroscientific studies of the mind are likely to benefit from the insights and skills of Tibetan Buddhist monks who have practiced the historic tradition of meditative training over many years — a point made recently at a forum between a selection of Buddhist leaders and distinguished scientists [1]. Perceptual rivalries, such as binocular rivalry [2] and motion induced blindness [3], are being used to study the neural mechanisms underlying consciousness and attention [2,4], as they involve fluctuations in conscious awareness despite unchanging external stimulation.

Source: Current Biology

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.05.043

Authors: O.L. Carter, D.E. Presti, C. Callistemon, Y. Ungerer, G.B. Liu, J.D. Pettigrew

Institutions: The University of Queensland, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Heffter Research Institute

OpenAlex ID: W2003131878

FWCI: 5.515

Cites: 10

Cited by: 262

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