The Neurophenomenology of Meditation and Altered States of Consciousness

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University of Toronto and related Canadian research examined how meditation alters attention, self-processing, interoception, and reports of present-centered or decentered experience. This provides a concrete North American comparison point for altered-state testimony and alleged psi sensitivity: unusual experiences can be studied through phenomenology and neural measures without presuming paranormal mechanisms. The relevant publications include work by Norman Farb and colleagues on distinct neural modes of self-reference. Exact study design, practitioner experience, and task demands should be verified in the primary articles.