Meditation alters perceptual rivalry in Tibetan Buddhist monks

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Carter, O. L., Presti, D. E., Callistemon, C., Ungerer, Y., Liu, G. B. and Pettigrew, J. D.. 2005. "Meditation alters perceptual rivalry in Tibetan Buddhist monks." Current Biology. 15 (11), pp. R412-R413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.05.043
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Meditation alters perceptual rivalry in Tibetan Buddhist monks

ERA Journal ID2196
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsCarter, O. L. (Author), Presti, D. E. (Author), Callistemon, C. (Author), Ungerer, Y. (Author), Liu, G. B. (Author) and Pettigrew, J. D. (Author)
Journal TitleCurrent Biology
Journal Citation15 (11), pp. R412-R413
Number of Pages2
Year2005
Place of PublicationUnited States
ISSN0960-9822
1879-0445
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.05.043
Web Address (URL)https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(05)00558-0
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. Perceptual rivalries, such as binocular rivalry and motion induced blindness, are being used to study the neural mechanisms underlying consciousness and attention, as they involve fluctuations in conscious awareness despite unchanging external stimulation. Tapping into the ability of Tibetan Buddhist monks to control the flow of items being attended to and accessing consciousness, we found that meditation alters the inherent fluctuations in conscious state associated with perceptual rivalry.

Keywordsmeditation; consciousness; perceptual rivalry
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020520406. Sensory processes, perception and performance
520203. Cognitive neuroscience
321204. Vision science
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