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BS 202 Is Meditation Mind Science? with Evan Thompson

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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Is Meditation a Mind Science?

Many Western Buddhists and even respected scientists have accepted the claim that meditation is a mind science. Dr. Thompson says that his objections are both scientific and philosophic. His main objection is that meditation does not provide a pure neutral account of what is happening in the mind.

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