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In "Zen-Brain Reflections," Austin continues his investigation of the links between Zen Buddhism and brain research. Drawing on recent neuroscience, neuroimaging studies, and Zen texts, he examines how extensive meditative practice changes psychological processes and brain physiology. The book discusses the effects of placebos and acupuncture, the localization of self in the brain, and how imaging techniques can monitor meditators, offering testable hypotheses that connect normal brain functions with extraordinary conscious states.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Religion & Spirituality/Buddhism
Authors: James H. Austin
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