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#84: The Brain of a Mental Olympian - Elena Antonova, PhD

The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

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Psychedelics Research Shows That the Default Mode Network Is Diminished

The default mode network, or self referential thinking goes offline when you're meditating. Some psychedelics research shows that the default mode network is diminished. It's a bit of a sort of mistranslation, which modern days Buddhist and secular mindfulness teachers try to debunk and clarify. The mere eye is yet another experience in the field of the awareness that will arise in a functioning, relevant manner.

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