Meditation is a family of mental practices that encompasses a wide array of techniques
employing distinctive mental strategies. We systematically reviewed 78 functional …

Despite increasing scientific interest in self‐generated thought—mental content largely
independent of the immediate environment—there has yet to be any comprehensive …

Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself an
illusion? Am I conscious now? Now considered the'last great mystery of science' …

Mind wandering is frequently defined as task-unrelated or perceptually decoupled thought.
However, these definitions may not capture the dynamic features of a wandering mind, such …

This chapter offers a functional account of why the mind—when free from the demands of a
task or the constraints of heightened emotions—tends to wander from one topic to another …

While slow-wave sleep (SWS) is fundamental for maintaining health and well-being, it is
typically reduced with stress or age. The authors have previously reported that hypnotic …

We describe key aspects of hypnosis that distinguish it from other psychotherapeutic
approaches, argue that hypnosis occupies a unique niche among clinical interventions, and …

The nature of the self has long been a topic of discussion in philosophical and religious
contexts, and has recently also garnered significant scientific attention. Although evidence …

Objectives The current study was conducted to translate and validate the short version of the
Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS-Short) for the Chinese mental health …

Spontaneous thought has recently been defined as a state of reduced constraints on the
mind, and it encompasses a range of experiences such as mind-wandering, day and night …