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

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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