An investigation of brain processes supporting meditation.

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Published in Cogn Process on October 31, 2009

Authors

Klaus B Baerentsen1, Hans Stødkilde-Jørgensen, Bo Sommerlund, Tue Hartmann, Johannes Damsgaard-Madsen, Mark Fosnaes, Anders C Green

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. klaus.baerentsen@psy.au.dk

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