#115: Meditation Beyond the Brain - Idil Zezer, PhD
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Neuroscientist Idil Sezer discusses the broader impacts of meditation beyond brain changes, including emotional regulation and self-awareness.
Neuroscientist Idil Sezer joins the FitMind Podcast to explore what meditation changes beyond the brain. She explains how meditation may influence attention, emotional regulation, pain, brain–heart communication, and our fundamental sense of self. The conversation also explores the difference between long-term and advanced meditators, unusual cardiovascular patterns observed during deep meditation, and how virtual reality may help researchers study embodiment, nondual awareness, and the boundaries of the self. --- Liam's book, Fit Mind , is now available! You can pick up a copy and learn more at fitmind.org/book . FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: http://bit.ly/afitmind Website: www.fitmind.org --- Show Notes 0:00 | Introducing Idil Sezer, PhD 2:11 | From Clinical Neuroscience to Meditation Research 3:58 | Why Meditation Is a Unique Tool for Training the Mind 5:21 | Meditation Beyond Relaxation and Performance 7:27 | What Different Meditation Traditions Change in the Brain 10:03 | The Nervous System and Meditation's Effects on the Heart 11:01 | Cardiac Spectral Peaks in Advanced Meditators 16:54 | Brain–Heart Communication and Holistic Neuroscience 18:13 | Long-Term vs. Advanced…
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