Zen-brain horizons : toward a living zen / / James H. Austin, M.D
| Zen-brain horizons : toward a living zen / / James H. Austin, M.D |
| Autore | Austin James H. <1925-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.3/927019 |
| Soggetto topico |
Zen Buddhism
Brain - Religious aspects Cognitive neuroscience |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-32116-5
0-262-52883-5 0-262-32115-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; By Way of a Personal Introduction; Part I: Looking Far Back into the Distant Past; 1 Two Old Men Consult the Buddha; 2 Neuropsychological Aspects of the Attentive Self; 3 Neural Correlations of Meditating Selflessly; 4 Buddhist Botany 101; Part II: Looking Back into Earlier Centuries of the Common Era; 5 A Glimpse of "Just This" in Tang Dynasty China (618 - 907); 6 Avian Zen; 7 Homage to William James; Part III: Sampling Recent Reports; 8 Recent Clinical Information; 9 Mindfulness Starts as Present-Moment Awareness
10 Subconscious Background Qualities That Can Infuse Awareness Part IV Looking Out into the Distance above the Horizon; 11 Reprocessing Emotionally Traumatic Imagery While Elevating the Gaze; 12 Spontaneous Color Imagery during Meditation; 13 A Way Out of the Grand Delusion; Part V Peering into the Future; 14 New Research Horizons; 15 Resources of Enduring Happiness; Opening to "Just This"; In Closing; Appendix A:The Forest as a Sanctuary for Re-creation; Appendix B: Potentially Useful Words and Phrases; Appendix C: Common Acronyms Used in Brain Research Appendix D: Elephants in the Living Room References and Notes; Index; Color Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465753203321 |
Austin James H. <1925->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Zen-brain horizons : toward a living zen / / James H. Austin, M.D
| Zen-brain horizons : toward a living zen / / James H. Austin, M.D |
| Autore | Austin James H. <1925-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 294.3/927019 |
| Soggetto topico |
Zen Buddhism
Brain - Religious aspects Cognitive neuroscience |
| Soggetto non controllato |
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General
NEUROSCIENCE/General COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology |
| ISBN |
0-262-32116-5
0-262-52883-5 0-262-32115-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; By Way of a Personal Introduction; Part I: Looking Far Back into the Distant Past; 1 Two Old Men Consult the Buddha; 2 Neuropsychological Aspects of the Attentive Self; 3 Neural Correlations of Meditating Selflessly; 4 Buddhist Botany 101; Part II: Looking Back into Earlier Centuries of the Common Era; 5 A Glimpse of "Just This" in Tang Dynasty China (618 - 907); 6 Avian Zen; 7 Homage to William James; Part III: Sampling Recent Reports; 8 Recent Clinical Information; 9 Mindfulness Starts as Present-Moment Awareness
10 Subconscious Background Qualities That Can Infuse Awareness Part IV Looking Out into the Distance above the Horizon; 11 Reprocessing Emotionally Traumatic Imagery While Elevating the Gaze; 12 Spontaneous Color Imagery during Meditation; 13 A Way Out of the Grand Delusion; Part V Peering into the Future; 14 New Research Horizons; 15 Resources of Enduring Happiness; Opening to "Just This"; In Closing; Appendix A:The Forest as a Sanctuary for Re-creation; Appendix B: Potentially Useful Words and Phrases; Appendix C: Common Acronyms Used in Brain Research Appendix D: Elephants in the Living Room References and Notes; Index; Color Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787089203321 |
Austin James H. <1925->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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