Abstract
Rapaport (1951) made a strong claim regarding the pivotal role of reflective awareness in characterizing both cognition and consciousness. It is suggested that the transition between a state of trance to one of transcendence entails a shift in reflective awareness from awareness' apparent absence (trance) to its apparent multiplicity (transcendence). It is further suggested and demonstrated that it is the balance in EEG alpha-theta activity along the anterior-posterior axis that accompanies this transition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-62 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | The Journal of Mind and Behavior |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Meditation
- States of consciousness
- Trance
- Transcendence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)