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Meditation: An Active State?
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Mar 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Meditation is not a passive state.
Here to explain why is neuroscientist Giuseppe Pagnoni, Associate Professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Diving into the complex inner mechanics of our minds, he shares knowledge on the brain as a predictive machine - citing the free energy principle, active inference and Bayesian mechanics to shine a light on the specific process of meditation.
He shares his thoughts on mind-wandering, ‘being in the present’ and addiction states, to show why ‘inaction’ on the mat is very far from an inactive process.
Here to explain why is neuroscientist Giuseppe Pagnoni, Associate Professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Diving into the complex inner mechanics of our minds, he shares knowledge on the brain as a predictive machine - citing the free energy principle, active inference and Bayesian mechanics to shine a light on the specific process of meditation.
He shares his thoughts on mind-wandering, ‘being in the present’ and addiction states, to show why ‘inaction’ on the mat is very far from an inactive process.
Released:
Mar 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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