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标题：Externally-induced meditative states: an exploratory fMRI study of architects' responses to contemplative architecture
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作者：Julio Bermudez ; David Krizaj ; David L. Lipschitz 等
期刊名称：Frontiers of Architectural Research
印刷版ISSN：2095-2635
出版年度：2017
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：123-136
DOI：10.1016/j.foar.2017.02.002
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Built environments can induce contemplative states, but direct evidence for their impact on the brain is lacking. This exploratory work investigated brain correlates of internal states elicited by architecture designed for contemplative experience. Functional MRI and self-reports of 12 architects were assessed to study their responses to photographs of ordinary and contemplative architectures. Images of contemplative buildings: (1) induced attentive, receptive, and absorbing experiences and diminished internal dialogue; (2) involved decreased engagement of prefrontal cortex; and (3) activated the occipital lobe, precentral gyrus, and inferior parietal lobule. They suggest that viewing buildings designed for contemplation may evoke experiential and brain signatures that consistently differ from those induced by buildings that serve everyday functions. The depth of such externally induced states was inversely correlated with the engagement of the Default Mode Network. Our study points toward a novel avenue for investigating how contemplation can be cultivated in the human brain/mind.
关键词：Contemplation; Meditation; Architecture; Embodiment; Phenomenology; Neuroscience