--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Large-scale alpha synchronization blocks information processing > because very large > populations of neurons oscillate with the same phase and frequency; > thus, it is a state > of high integration but low differentiation. Within a bandwidth of > perhaps 2Hz near this > spectral peak, alpha frequencies frequently produce spontaneously > moderate to large > coherence (0.3-0.8 over large inter-electrode distance (Nunez et al., > 1997)). > The alpha coherence values reported in TM studies, as a trait in the > baseline or during meditation, > belong to this same range. Thus a global increase of alpha power and > alpha coherence > might not reflect a more "ordered" or "integrated" experience, as > frequently claimed in > TM literature, but rather a relaxed, inactive mental state (Fenwick, > 1987). > > -The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness >
Are you under the impression that PC is an active mental state, filled with thoughts and problem-solving activities?
