Host Michael Taft talks with neuroscientist and meditator Ruben Laukkonen in regards to the phenomenology of the perception expertise, how the sequence of deepening meditative practices maps onto the mannequin of predictive processing within the human mind, the Eureka heuristic, what neuroscience can inform us in regards to the deconstructive mannequin of meditation, the science of cessations, and way more.
Ruben Laukkonen is a postdoctoral fellow on the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and lecturer at Amsterdam College School. Ruben seeks to uncover an empirically grounded and experientially genuine understanding of meditation, perception, and non-duality. Utilizing a mix of neuroimaging, machine studying, and phenomenology, he’s investigating among the rarest states of consciousness accessible to human beings. Ruben has an eclectic contemplative background, together with traditions resembling Zen, Advaita, and Theravada.
Be taught extra at https://rubenlaukkonen.com/
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