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In this final session, we are interested in putting together the pieces: in understanding how both traditions understand the functional interrelations between attention, imagery, and emotion; and, more broadly, what each tradition understands the “mind” to be, and on what empirical basis.

What can modern science learn from Buddhist’s rich and virtually untapped database of phenomenological observation? What can traditional Buddhism learn from us?

Cognitive control is defined as the ability to act (or think) in accord with intention. These were once taboo topics within the biobehavioral sciences. However, with the rise of cognitive science and new developments in brain behavior research, the phenomena of attention and cognitive control have, over the past three decades, become central and burgeoning areas of research.

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The experiences of coming close to death due to organic dysfunction and then being revived are characterized by a plethora of universal events which seem to address a deep-seated connection with a sense of transcendence and personal survival. The psychological and social studies on these discoveries will be introduced in this presentation.

In Western medicine, the condition known as epilepsy is often accompanied by exceptional physical and mental states which have been studied in great detail. Similarly, there is wealth of observations of patients suffering from coma, for example due to insulin deprivation. These observations are a relevant complement to the discussion of near-death and death.

In Western medicine, the condition known as epilepsy is often accompanied by exceptional physical and mental states which have been studied in great detail. Similarly, there is wealth of observations of patients suffering from coma, for example due to insulin deprivation. These observations are a relevant complement to the discussion of near-death and death.