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AREA FOUR: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Science of the Meditative Mind

Our scientific work explores meditation, consciousness, attention, and contemplative experience through neuroscience and cognitive science.

Bridging contemplative traditions with advanced brain imaging and physiological measurements, our research investigates the neural dynamics of the meditative mind.

  1. 1. The Journals section includes preprints and peer-reviewed publications published in international scientific journals.
  2. 2. The Conferences section includes scientific conference papers, abstracts, and presentations shared at international conferences and research events.

1. Journals

01: Peer Reviewed Publication

EEG microstates: from methodological foundations to clinical translation

Trends in Neurosciences
Authors: Christoph M Michel, Lucie Bréchet
Affiliations: University of Geneva, All Here SA
Publication Date: 08 May 2026
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2026.04.003
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02: Peer Reviewed Publication

Microstate Dynamics of Focused Attention Meditation

Brain Topography
Authors: Chuong Ngo, Erkin Bek, Monika Stasytytė, Lionel A. Newman, Rodrigo Elizalde, Amit Kanthi, N. K. Manjunath, Christoph M. Michel
Affiliations: All Here SA · EPFL Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience · S-VYASA University · University of Geneva
Publication Date: 24 April 2026
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/s10548-026-01199-2
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03: Peer Reviewed Publication

Meditation in the third-person perspective modulates minimal self and heartbeat-evoked potentials

NeuroImage
Authors: Hang Yang, Bruno Herbelin, Chuong Ngo, Loup Vuarnesson, Olaf Blanke
Affiliations: EPFL Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience · All Here SA · Geneva University Hospital · University of Geneva
Publication Date: July 2025
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121265
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2. Conferences

Conference 01

Mapping the Depths of Meditation: EEG Microstates as Neural Benchmarks of Contemplative States

Authors: Monika Stasytyte, Chuong Ngo, Lionel Newman, Erkin Bek, Christoph M. Michel
Publication date: 12 January 2026
Conference: 20th Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting (ABIM)
Conference 02

The World Meditation Challenge: A Global Initiative to Cultivate and Quantify the Silent Mind

Authors: Chuong Ngo, Erkin Bek, Lionel Newmann, Monika Stasytyte, Victor Ferat, Christoph M. Michel
Publication date: 04 November 2025
Conference: The 3rd Conference of the International Society for Contemplative Research
Conference 03

Reduction of mind-wandering and regulation of self-awareness in meditation: Microstate Analysis in Novice and Expert Meditators

Authors: Chuong Ngo, Erkin Bek, Lionel Newmann, Monika Stasytyte, Victor Ferat, Christoph M. Michel
Publication date: 04 November 2025
Conference: The 3rd Conference of the International Society for Contemplative Research
Conference 04

EEG alpha suppression and enhanced slow-waves in expert meditators during differing practices

Authors: Lionel Newmann, Christoph M. Michel, Monika Stasytyte, Erkin Bek, Chuong Ngo.
Publication date: 04 November 2025
Conference: The 3rd Conference of the International Society for Contemplative Research
Conference 05

Brain oscillations during deep meditative absorption: alpha suppression as a marker for meditation depth

Authors: Christoph M. Michel, Lionel Newman, Monika Stasytyte, Erkin Bek, Chuong Ngo
Publication date: 01 April 2025
Conference: Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) 32nd Annual Meeting
Conference 06

EEG Infraslow Waves in Meditative Deep States: Artefacts or Meaningful Markers?

Authors: Lionel Newman, Chuong Ngo, Monika Stasytyte, Erkin Bek, Christoph M. Michel
Publication date: January 2025
Conference: Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting
Conference 07

Alpha Suppression as a Marker of Meditative Depth: Expertise-Driven Variations in EEG Alpha Power

Authors: Chuong Ngo, Monika Stasytyte, Lionel Newman, Erkin Bek, Christoph M. Michel
Publication date: January 2025
Conference: Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting
Conference 08

Zenbu Koko - A mixed reality platform for inward contemplation

Authors: Loup Vuarnesson, Richard David Nelson, Erkin Bek
Publication date: 23 November 2024
Conference: SIGGRAPH Asia 2024
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Conference 09

Meditation beyond relaxation - The silent mind: Alpha suppression as a way to reduce fluctuations of consciousness.

Authors: Chuong Ngo, Monika Stasytyte, Frank Zanow, Christoph M. Michel, Erkin Bek
Publication date: 2024
Conference: International Pharmaco-EEG Society Meeting
Conference 10

Breathing bio-feedback during meditation in virtual reality enhances meditation experience and bodily-self effects

Authors: Monika Stasytytė, Hang Yang, Erkin Bek, Loup Vuarnesson, Chuong Ngo, Bruno Herbelin, Olaf Blanke
Publication date: 2024
Conference: 2nd Annual Conference International Society for Contemplative Research
Conference 11

Meditation Beyond Relaxation: Wakeful alertness, alpha suppression and peak meditative states studied in a meditation expert

Authors: Chuong Ngo, Hang Yang, Erkin Bek, Bruno Herbelin, Olaf Blanke
Publication date: 2024
Conference: 2nd Annual Conference International Society for Contemplative Research
Conference 12

Modulation of neural responses to heartbeats during a novel meditation practice targeting manipulation of bodily-self consciousness

Authors: Hang Yang, Chuong Ngo, Erkin Bek, Loup Vuarnesson, Bruno Herbelin, Olaf Blanke
Publication date: 2024
Conference: 2nd Annual Conference International Society for Contemplative Research
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