On Zen Meditation in Early Tang

An electroencephalographic study on the zen meditation (Zazen).

It is our common knowledge that EEG undergoes striking changes in the transition from wakefulness to sleep, and has become one of the reliable way to assess the state of wakefulness or sleep. In clinical practice, EEG often becomes a good neurophysiological method to find out the disturbance of consciousness. And many studies, both clinical and experimental, on the consciousness have been publi...

She Who Laughs Loudest: A Meditation on Zen Humor

Electrophysiological Correlates of Long-Term Soto Zen Meditation

This study aimed to verify the electrophysiological correlates of the changes in long-term regular meditators. We use modern techniques of high-resolution electroencephalography applied to slow potentials, power spectra, and potencies related to the events. To obtain encephalographic records, we use an assembly of 128 channels in 31 subjects (17 Soto Zen Buddhist meditators). The motivation of ...

Age effects on gray matter volume and attentional performance in Zen meditation.

Zen meditation, a Buddhist practice centered on attentional and postural self-regulation, has been speculated to bring about beneficial long-term effects for the individual, ranging from stress reduction to improvement of cognitive function. In this study, we examined how the regular practice of meditation may affect the normal age-related decline of cerebral gray matter volume and attentional ...

The Neuromagnetic Brain Activation Patterns of Induced Compassion in Advanced Zen Meditation Practitioners

The concept of compassion is complex, where religious and philosophical writings are abundant but scientific publications remain sparse. The surge in neuroscientific publications related to prosocial behaviors, spirituality, and Buddhist-based meditation practices has sparked a growing interest in issues once considered foreign to the scientific arena. There is currently a strong need to develo...