Reflections on contemplative life as a topic for scientific research Martijn van Beek, PhD, Associate Professor, Interacting Minds Centre & Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University,
Methods and issues for a micro-phenomenological description of meditative experience. Claire Petitmengin, PhD, Professor, Institut Mines-Télécom; associate researcher, Archives Husserl, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
Can neuroscience, psychology, and related disciplines demonstrate the value of meditation? In light of scientific research on the effects of mindfulness, how should traditional practices be … Read More
The phenomenology of social cognition: meditation and intersubjectivity. This session will explore the question of whether there is any experiential difference between meditation alone vs. meditating … Read More
Theoretical views on the nature of spontaneous thought: neural bases and connections with phenomenology and meditation practice Kalina Christoff, PhD. Professor of Psychology, University of British … Read More
Ken Paller, PhD. Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
David McMahan, PhD, Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall University A critique of studying meditation through the lens of either Cartesian-influenced epistemologies … Read More
Integrating Buddhism and Neuroscience: Perspectives from a contemplative Gaëlle Desbordes, PhD, Instructor (research faculty) at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-Harvard-MIT Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Navigating incommensurate worldviews and multidisciplinary perspectives, lessons from anthropology and science studies. Linda Heuman, Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Religion, Brown University,