From trance to transcendence: A neurocognitive approach: A neurocognitive approach

Joseph Glicksohn, Aviva Berkovich Ohana

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-62
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Mind and Behavior
Volume32
Issue number1
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Meditation
  • States of consciousness
  • Trance
  • Transcendence

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