Reconstructing and deconstructing the self: cognitive mechanisms in meditation practice

Highlights • Specific mechanisms and targets of different forms of meditation are proposed. • We present a model of attentional, constructive, deconstructive meditations. • Meta-awareness, experiential fusion, self-schema, self-inquiry, and insight are discussed.

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Published inTrends in cognitive sciences Vol. 19; no. 9; pp. 515 - 523
Main Authors Dahl, Cortland J, Lutz, Antoine, Davidson, Richard J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2015
Elsevier
Subjects
Attention - physiology
Awareness - physiology
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive science
experiential fusion
Humans
insight
Meditation
meta-awareness
mindfulness
Neurology
Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Psychology
Self Concept
self-inquiry
insight
experiential fusion
self-inquiry
meta-awareness
meditation
mindfulness
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Summary:Highlights • Specific mechanisms and targets of different forms of meditation are proposed. • We present a model of attentional, constructive, deconstructive meditations. • Meta-awareness, experiential fusion, self-schema, self-inquiry, and insight are discussed.
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ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2015.07.001