What Science Says About... Meditation and Transcendence

By Scienslate Publishing

Does quieting the mind actually dissolve the self - or just quiet a brain network?

Meditation has moved from monastery to mainstream, promising everything from stress relief to full-blown transcendence. But "meditation" isn't one thing - it's a family of wildly different techniques, and treating them as interchangeable has muddied the science for decades.

This book follows the real evidence: what randomized trials, brain imaging, and decades of contested research actually show about attention, anxiety, risk, and the elusive experience of a dissolving self.

Inside, you'll discover:

Why the default mode network finding is real, replicated, and routinely oversoldWhich claims about disease prevention and personality change the evidence flatly contradictsThe documented risks intensive retreats carry that popular wellness culture leaves out

Part of What Science Says About..., a series that takes fascinating human questions and follows the evidence wherever it leads.

Read the science. Decide for yourself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H3SWB6FX
• ISBN13: 9798199694063
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"