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Can mindfulness meditation alter consciousness? An integrative interpretation

Jordi Manuello, Ugo Vercelli, Andrea Nani, Tommaso Costa, View ORCID ProfileFranco Cauda
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/024174
Jordi Manuello
1GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Ugo Vercelli
1GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
2Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
3Functional Neuroimaging and Complex Systems Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Andrea Nani
1GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
4Michael Trimble Neuropsychiatry Research Group, University of Birmingham and BSMHFT, Birmingham, UK
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Tommaso Costa
1GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
2Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
3Functional Neuroimaging and Complex Systems Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Franco Cauda
1GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
2Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
3Functional Neuroimaging and Complex Systems Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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ABSTRACT

Mindfulness meditation has been practiced in the East for more than two millennia, but in last years also Western neurscientists drown their attention to it. Mindfulness basically refers to moment to moment awareness. In this review we summarize different hypotheses concerning effects of mindfulness meditation practice and cerebral correlates accounting for these; furthermore we expose some of the most relevant theories dealing with different aspects of consciousness. Finally we propose an integration of mindfulness meditation with consciousness, supported by the identification of brain areas involved in both of them, namely Anterior Cingular Cortex (ACC), Posterior Cingular Cortex (PCC), Insula and Thalamus.

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Can mindfulness meditation alter consciousness? An integrative interpretation
Jordi Manuello, Ugo Vercelli, Andrea Nani, Tommaso Costa, Franco Cauda
bioRxiv 024174; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/024174
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Can mindfulness meditation alter consciousness? An integrative interpretation
Jordi Manuello, Ugo Vercelli, Andrea Nani, Tommaso Costa, Franco Cauda
bioRxiv 024174; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/024174

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