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If I understand correctly, they say that meditation deactivates default mode and this has a positive impact on pain tolerance. Interestingly, there is lots of d
by ericand 8y ago
If I understand correctly, they say that meditation deactivates default mode and this has a positive impact on pain tolerance. Interestingly, there is lots of discussion on the importance and value of default mode for creativity and other things. Are these at odds or have I misunderstood?
- thedirt0115 8y agoI had never heard of "default mode" before this. Do you have any suggested reading on the topic, especially around creativity?
- xanthopan 8y agoMaybe only tangentially related, but Michael Pollan's recent book about psychedelics "How To Change Your Mind" goes in-depth on this. There's something about being able to quiet the "default mode network" that lends the mind to transcendental/creative thought. The same effect can be achieved through meditation or breathwork.
- pfd1986 8y agoAlso moral tribes, by Joshua Greene. These 2 were the best books I read this year.
- prostoalex 8y agoThis provides a good context https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/trip-treatment https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/09/trip-treatment
- cpncrunch 8y agoI think it's more to do with removing the emotional rumination aspect of the default mode network, which is associated with anxiety, depression and pain.