Reflections on Inner and Outer Silence and Consciousness Without Contents According to the Sphere Model of Consciousness

Paoletti, Patrizio; Ben‐Soussan, Tal Dotan

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01807

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“…The SMC provides an overall framework through which we can describe the processes involved in improving self-awareness from a neurophenomenal perspective [45,54,65]. Accordingly, inner experiential self-awareness phenomena related to meditative practices like QMT, as well as still meditation, can be represented in terms of Time, Emotion, Self-determination and, most importantly, proximity to the center of the sphere.…”

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“…Dependence and need for gratification can each be seen as a lack of EI, which results in a phenomenon that bonds together emotion and attention in what is called, in this model, "identification" [54]. Visually speaking, identification is represented in the SMC as the "decentralization" of the central point of the sphere that takes place when the third axis is not involved in the experience.…”

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“…Particularly in the context of movement meditations, it is worth mentioning that attention is known to alter the appearance of objects and can affect facial attractiveness [60] and emotional information [39,61,62]. Studies suggest that attention levels (i.e., automatic, identified, focused, or divided, [15,48,54] and related brain frequencies and states can significantly alter emotional and cognitive perception [53].…”

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“…(B) A unbalanced condition, in which the intersection is only between the first two axes, that of time and emotion axes, and no intentional self-determination (depicted by the dotted lines symbolizing the state of lack of voluntary activation of the self-determination. Adapted from [54].…”

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“…Based on the SMC, we hypothesize that an equal relationship between consciousness and contents can be reached only intentionally. Intentionality is needed to produce divided attention [15,48,54], which is needed to manifest an equal relationship between consciousness and contents. In psychological research, self-awareness is often considered an expression of EI because emotional ability is required in order to detach from emotional experiences, to observe them and become self-aware, as discussed by Salovey and Mayer [1].…”

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Emotional Intelligence, Identification, and Self-Awareness According to the Sphere Model of Consciousness

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While emotion and cognition were previously considered separate concepts, current research demonstrates an interplay between them. In the current chapter, we discuss the importance of the body in relation to emotional intelligence (EI) and executive functioning. In particular, we address a specific movement meditation called Quadrato Motor Training (QMT), which has been shown to enhance emotion regulation and neurocognitive functions. We then examine the importance of emotion regulation in the context of the Sphere Model of Consciousness (SMC) and related neurocognitive studies. The SMC is a neuro-phenomenal model of consciousness based on three main axes: Emotion, Time, and Self-Determination. It presents all phenomenal experiences in a sphere-shaped matrix, aiming to account for different interactions among the axes. Through this model, the processes leading to improved EI can be framed in a general theory of consciousness and described in relation to the three axes. We discuss three key concepts in relation to the SMC: (1) EI; (2) identification, namely excessive self-involvement or feeling caught up by experience (3) self-awareness, or awareness and management of ongoing inner processes.

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Effect of one‐session focused attention meditation on the working memory capacity of meditation novices: A functional near‐infrared spectroscopy study

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Tsuchiya

Takizawa³

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Introduction: Previous studies have revealed that one-session focused attention meditation (FAM) can improve top-down attention control, which is one of the factors of working memory capacity (WMC). In addition, FAM shares various neural substrates, including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), with WMC. Thus, we hypothesized that one-session FAM would improve WMC by activating the DLPFC evoked by the top-down attention control. In this study, we examined whether FAM modified WMC in individuals with little to no meditation experience. Methods:The participants were randomly assigned to either the FAM group (N = 13) or the control group (N = 17) who engaged in random thinking (i.e., mind-wandering).Before and after each 15-min intervention, the participants' WMC was measured according to the total number of correct answers in the Reading Span Test. During each intervention, functional near-infrared spectroscopy was employed to measure the blood flow in the participants' DLPFC and determine the top-down attention control effect.Results: In the FAM group, WMC increased, and the bilateral DLPFC was activated during the intervention. As for the control group, WMC decreased after the intervention, and the bilateral DLPFC was not activated during the intervention. A correlation was also found among all participants between the increase in WMC and the activation of the bilateral DLPFC. Conclusion:The study findings suggest that top-down attention control during FAM can activate the bilateral DLPFC and increase WMC among meditation novices. K E Y W O R D Sdorsolateral prefrontal cortex, focused attention meditation, near-infrared spectroscopy, working memory capacityThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Mit dem Kölner Fragebogen zur Sprachlosigkeit (KFS) liegt erstmals ein validiertes Erhebungsinstrument zur Erfassung von Sprachlosigkeit vor. Die empirische Prüfung des KFS hinsichtlich seiner Eignung zur validen Unterscheidung von Personen mit gering und hoch ausgeprägter Sprachlosigkeit ist von zentraler Bedeutung für den klinischen Einsatz des Instruments. Material und Methoden Die Stichprobe umfasste die KFS-Daten von insgesamt 205 teilnehmenden Personen einer Onlineerhebung. Mithilfe mehrerer inferenzstatistischer Verfahren wurden die prädiktiven Eigenschaften des KFS-Item 12 analysiert, um es für die Bestimmung eines Schwellenwerts beim Einsatz des KFS nutzbar zu machen. Basierend auf dem 75. Perzentil des KFS-Item 12 erfolgte eine Dichotomisierung der Stichprobe mit anschließender „Receiver-operating-characteristic“(ROC)-Analyse zur KFS-Gesamtskala. Ergebnisse Die Ergebnisse der ROC-Analyse („area under the curve“ [AUC]: 0,863; p < 0,001) ergaben bei Verwendung des Youden-Index den optimalen Schwellenwert von >29, mit einer Sensitivität von 76 % und einer Spezifität von 79 % für die Gesamtskala des KFS. Diskussion Der Schwellenwert der KFS-Gesamtskala ist zur Differenzierung von Personen mit gering oder stark ausgeprägter Sprachlosigkeit geeignet. Das Item 12 des KFS kann zudem als Prädiktor einer potenziellen Sprachlosigkeit herangezogen werden.

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Reflections on Inner and Outer Silence and Consciousness Without Contents According to the Sphere Model of Consciousness

Cited by 36 publications

References 155 publications

Emotional Intelligence, Identification, and Self-Awareness According to the Sphere Model of Consciousness

Emotional Intelligence, Identification, and Self-Awareness According to the Sphere Model of Consciousness

Effect of one‐session focused attention meditation on the working memory capacity of meditation novices: A functional near‐infrared spectroscopy study

Kölner Fragebogen zur Sprachlosigkeit

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