Long-term practice of intuitive inquiry meditation modulates EEG dynamics during self-schema processing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Intuitive inquiry meditation is a unique form of Buddhist Zen/Chan practice in which individuals actively and intuitively utilize the cognitive functions to cultivate doubt and explore the concept of the self. This event-related potential (ERP) study aimed to investigate the neural correlates by which long-term practice of intuitive inquiry meditation induces flexibility in self-schema processing, highlighting the role of doubt and belief processes in this exploration.

Methods

Twenty experienced and eighteen beginner meditators in intuitive inquiry meditation were recruited for this ERP study. The interactions of doubt and belief processes with concepts of the self and Buddha were investigated. A 128-channel electroencephalography (EEG) system was used to collect E

SUBMITTER: Gao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559825 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature