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Browse 5 researchers focused on mindfulness in consciousness research.
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Catherine Kerr
Assistant Professor (Posthumous) · Brown University
Neuroscientist who studied how mindfulness meditation modulates cortical alpha rhythms that regulate sensory information flow. Her work revealed how attention to body sensations during meditation trains brain gating mechanisms. Deceased 2016.
Christophe Andre
Psychiatrist & Author · Sainte-Anne Hospital (formerly)
French psychiatrist who introduced mindfulness-based meditation into hospital psychiatry in France. Pioneer of clinical mindfulness in European healthcare.
Judson Brewer
Director of Research and Innovation · Brown University Mindfulness Center
Neuroscientist and mindfulness expert researching the neuroscience of habit change and addiction. Developed app-based mindfulness treatments.
Susan Blackmore
Visiting Professor · University of Plymouth (Independent)
Psychologist and independent researcher known for her work on memetics, consciousness, and Zen practice. Her "illusory self" perspective integrates cognitive science with contemplative insights about the nature of awareness.
Willoughby Britton
Associate Professor of Psychiatry · Brown University
Clinical psychologist studying the adverse effects of meditation (the "dark night" phenomenon). Her Varieties of Contemplative Experience project documents challenging meditation-related experiences.