Comments on: Berkeley’s Mind Reader http://www.lumosity.com/blog/berkeleys-mind-reader/ Brain games, neuroscience news, and the best brain health information. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Blog Carnival - Geek is Sexy - April 9, 2008 http://www.lumosity.com/blog/berkeleys-mind-reader/#comment-257 Blog Carnival - Geek is Sexy - April 9, 2008 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:50:34 +0000 http://www.lumosity.com/blog/berkeleys-mind-reader/#comment-257 [...] Li presents Berkeley’s Mind Reader posted at Lumosity Brain [...] […] Li presents Berkeley’s Mind Reader posted at Lumosity Brain […]

]]> By: Colchester http://www.lumosity.com/blog/berkeleys-mind-reader/#comment-255 Colchester Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:39:44 +0000 http://www.lumosity.com/blog/berkeleys-mind-reader/#comment-255 There is a difference between what is seen by the optic nerve - the eye, versus what is seen in the minds eye with physical eyes shut. How can this study better differentiate and examine what is the brain versus the eye's experience. By now, meditators have proven the power of the minds eye to harness the entire brain. In fact they are asked NOT to meditate when doing nurofeedabck treatments so the brain is free to respond. In fact, people who are designing therapies for the brain continue to benchmark peak brain performance attributes with brains of experienced meditators. So where is the acknowledgement in brain research that this is an established path to understanding how the brain works? What other benchmark is out there of a peak brain besides a meditator? Before we lose the experience of lifetime meditators, lets welcome them into brain research and learn what we can from the effects of meditation on the brain. For example, why not compare the results given in experiments above with subjects asked to focus on an image in their minds eye? As for the connection between meditation and religion - you'll find that most longtime meditators are some of the most independent minded people you will meet. There is a difference between what is seen by the optic nerve - the eye, versus what is seen in the minds eye with physical eyes shut. How can this study better differentiate and examine what is the brain versus the eye’s experience.

By now, meditators have proven the power of the minds eye to harness the entire brain. In fact they are asked NOT to meditate when doing nurofeedabck treatments so the brain is free to respond.

In fact, people who are designing therapies for the brain continue to benchmark peak brain performance attributes with brains of experienced meditators.

So where is the acknowledgement in brain research that this is an established path to understanding how the brain works?
What other benchmark is out there of a peak brain besides a meditator? Before we lose the experience of lifetime meditators, lets welcome them into brain research and learn what we can from the effects of meditation on the brain.

For example, why not compare the results given in experiments above with subjects asked to focus on an image in their minds eye?

As for the connection between meditation and religion - you’ll find that most longtime meditators are some of the most independent minded people you will meet.

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