Zen and the brain : toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness /

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Author / Creator:	Austin, James H., 1925-
Imprint:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998. ©1998
Description:	1 online resource (xxiv, 844 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Meditation -- Buddhism -- Physiological aspects. Meditation -- Buddhism -- Psychology. Consciousness -- Religious aspects -- Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism. Meditation -- Zen Buddhism -- Physiological aspects. Meditation -- Zen Buddhism -- Psychology. Zen Buddhism. Meditation -- Popular Works. Consciousness -- physiology -- Popular Works. Buddhism -- psychology -- Popular Works. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11109696

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ISBN:	0585302030 9780585302034 0262511096 9780262511094 9780262011648 0262011646 9780262267465 0262267462
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 712-824) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	In this book Zen Buddhism becomes the opening wedge for an extraordinarily wide-ranging exploration of consciousness. In order to understand which brain mechanisms produce Zen states, one needs some understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the brain. Austin, both a neurologist and a Zen practitioner, interweaves the most recent brain research with the personal narrative of his Zen experiences. The science is both inclusive and rigorous; the Zen sections are clear and evocative. Along the way, Austin examines such topics as similar states in other disciplines and religions, sleep and dreams, mental illness, consciousness-altering drugs, and the social consequences of the advanced stage of ongoing enlightenment.
Other form:	Print version: Austin, James H., 1925- Zen and the brain. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998 0262511096

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