Abstract
Rapaport (1951) made a strong claim regarding the pivotal role of reflective awareness in characterizing both cognition and consciousness. It is suggested that the transition between a state of trance to one of transcendence entails a shift in reflective awareness from awareness' apparent absence (trance) to its apparent multiplicity (transcendence). It is further suggested and demonstrated that it is the balance in EEG alpha-theta activity along the anterior-posterior axis that accompanies this transition. ©2011 The Institute of Mind and Behavior, Inc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 49-62 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Mind and Behavior |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Meditation
- States of consciousness
- Trance
- Transcendence