Neurophysiology of Silence Part B: Theory and Review (Volume 280) (Progress in Brain Research, Volume 280)

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Progress in Brain Research
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Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The causal influence of conscious engagement on photonic behavior: A review of the mind-matter interact
	Abstract
	Keywords
	1. Introduction
		1.1. Theoretical background to mind-matter interaction
		1.2. Quantum mechanics and the double-slit experiment
		1.3. Interpretations of the quantum measurement problem
		1.4. Focused attention and the double-slit experiment
		1.5. The effect of attention at large distances
		1.6. Double-slit interference, one photon at a time
		1.7. Psychological predictors of performance in the experiments
		1.8. Critique: the advanced meta-experimental protocol
	2. Discussion
	References
Chapter 2: The psychophysiology of ``covert´´ goal-directed behavior
	Abstract
	Keywords
	1. Introduction
	2. The method
	3. The movement-related potentials (MRPs)
	4. Covert goal-directed behavior and the development of movement-related potentials
	5. MRPs and developmental dyslexia
	6. Application of MRPs in other clinical situations
	7. Conclusions
	Appendix
		The skilled performance task
		EEG recording
		Data analysis
	References
Chapter 3: Conscious entry into sleep: Yoga Nidra and accessing subtler states of consciousness
	Abstract
	Keywords
	1. Introduction
	2. MPE and states of consciousness
		2.1. Heuristic mapping of lucid dreaming and lucid dreamless sleep to a typical sleep architecture
		2.2. MPE
			2.2.1. Consciousness in dreamless sleep
		2.3. Four main states of consciousness, according to the Upanishads
			2.3.1. Between the normal state of consciousness and ``turiya,´´ there are three intermediate stages
			2.3.2. Transcendental state descriptions in multiple cultures and traditions
	3. Conscious entry into sleep and ``Yoga Nidra´´
		3.1. ``Yoga Nidra´´
			3.1.1. Plausible stages of ``Yoga Nidra´´
	4. Experimental methodology
		4.1. Plausible experiments
			4.1.1. Real-time 2-way communication between an experimenter and the ``lucid sleeper´´
			4.1.2. Self-identification of sleep stages by the ``lucid sleeper´´
			4.1.3. Conducting experiments during the completion stage of a ``Yoga Nidra´´ meditation
	5. Witnessing deep sleep and dreams
		5.1. ``Clear light of sleep´´ in bon-Buddhist traditions
		5.2. Bodies of consciousness
		5.3. Present-day meditation schools that teach awareness during dreams and sleep
	6. Discussions
		6.1. Future possibilities in conducting advanced meditation research
		6.2. Conscious entry into NREM 2 sleep during a ``Yoga Nidra´´ meditation as a starting point for investigating the pheno ...
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 4: Cessations of consciousness in meditation: Advancing a scientific understanding of nirodha samāpatti
	Abstract
	Keywords
	1. Introduction
	2. Nirodha and nirodha samāpatti
	3. Buddhist meditation context
		3.1. The four rupa (form/material) jhānas
		3.2. The four arupa (formless/immaterial) jhānas
		3.3. Nirodha samãpatti: Preparation, procedure, and prerequisites
	4. Contemplative science context
	5. Preliminary findings
	6. Theoretical frameworks: Predictive processing
	7. Theoretical frameworks: Neural dis-integration
	8. Discussion
	9. Challenges and future directions
	10. Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 5: Moving through silence in dance: A neural perspective
	Abstract
	Keywords
	1. Introduction
	2. What is silence? What could silence in dance represent/be?
	3. The neural basis of the perception of human movement
	4. Conditions for silence in dance
	5. Further elaboration of silence in dance with regards to communication
	6. Why pursue silence in dance?
	7. Conclusions
	References
Chapter 6: Silence and its effects on the autonomic nervous system: A systematic review
	Abstract
	Keywords
	1. Introduction
		1.1. Background
		1.2. Silence in history and philosophy
		1.3. Types of silence
		1.4. The human autonomic nervous system, a peak evolutionary achievement: An introduction to the Polyvagal Theory
			1.4.1. The central idea of safety: Neuroception
			1.4.2. The adaptive responses of the autonomic nervous system
			1.4.3. The functional anatomy of the vagal system
			1.4.4. The repurposing of ancient survival systems for social engagement
			1.4.5. Face, eyes, hearing, and touch: The doors to social engagement and coregulation
	2. Methods
		2.1. Literature search methods
	3. Results
		3.1. Description of the literature findings
	4. Discussion
		4.1. Effects of silence on the autonomic nervous system
	5. Conclusions
	References
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