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Meditation and epilepsy are related through their shared capacity to interrupt the Default Mode Network and alter ordinary brain control processes, as noted in [1]. Furthermore, both states are associated with the production of visionary experiences and altered consciousness, as described in [2] and [3].
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The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org 3 facts
claimThe interruption of the Default Mode Network (specifically the posterior cingulate cortex) by meditation, hypnosis, and epilepsy necessitates a general explanation for psychedelic effects within the broader context of altered consciousness.
claimVisionary experiences produced by psychedelics, meditation, hypnosis, and pathological conditions like epilepsy share similarities, suggesting a need for a general model to explain these states.
claimPsychedelics, meditation, hypnosis, and epilepsy all cause an interruption of ordinary brain control processes by compromising the integrity of the Default Mode Network (DMN) and its connectivity with other brain areas, particularly the prefrontal cortex (PFC).