Meditation as a Neuroenhancer The Positive Effects of Mediation on the Brain |
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Author:
| öding, barbro Osika, Walter |
Series title: | SpringerBriefs in Ethics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-319-23516-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing AG
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Imprint: | Springer |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $69.99USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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This book explores how one can bring about changes in the brain through meditation, both through attention-focus training and through compassion training. Recent findings in the natural sciences have confirmed that it is possible for humans to achieve these structural and functional changes through various life-style practices. It is argued that meditation enables us to influence some aspects of our biological make-up and, for example, could boost our cognitive flexibility as well...
More DescriptionThis book explores how one can bring about changes in the brain through meditation, both through attention-focus training and through compassion training. Recent findings in the natural sciences have confirmed that it is possible for humans to achieve these structural and functional changes through various life-style practices. It is argued that meditation enables us to influence some aspects of our biological make-up and, for example, could boost our cognitive flexibility as well as our ability to act compassionate. Such changes are likely to facilitate the instilling of a number of epistemic virtues which have great bearing on our quality of life. This book offers the reader an accessible introduction to a set of neuro-enhancement methods, with a special focus on meditation techniques, and explores how such practices could contribute to make us better decision-makers and improve our moral virtues. The book is suitable for anyone looking for a text discussing the effects of neuro-enhancement from a secular ethics perspective.