赫伯特本森博士(Herbert Benson) -身心醫學研究所(Mind-Body
Medical Institute)的創辦人,這個研究所是隸屬於哈佛大學和波士頓幾個醫院。他報告說,冥想能引起一系列統稱為「放鬆反應」的體內生化和物理變化[18]。這放鬆反應包括代謝變化,心臟跳動率,呼吸,血壓和大腦化學物質的變化。本森博士和他的團隊也在喜馬拉雅山脈的佛教寺院做臨床研究[19]。本森寫了《放鬆反應》這本書記錄冥想的好處,這在1975年時尚未廣為人知[20]。
連結網站 (頁面存檔備份,存於互聯網檔案館)目前非侵入性研究技術的能力已使人們得以前所未有的方式研究大腦裏認知與情感運作的本質... 「Mind and Life Institute summary of Investigating the Mind" 2005 meetings between The Dalai Lama and scientists。
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" The lack of statistical evidence,
control populations and rigor of many of the early studies; the heterogeneity
of the studied meditative states;and the difficulty in controlling the degree of expertise of
practitioners can in part account for the limited contributions made by
neuroscience-oriented research on meditation." – "Meditation and the Neuroscience of
Consciousness: An Introduction" by Lutz, Dunne and Davidson
Ospina
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The following was taken from MBSR...
"Jon Kabat-Zinn has said that his program has nothing at all to do with
Buddhism, it is not spiritually based, and is therefore open to everyone no
matter what life circumstances they are in.