CBT rise time for Study 1 participant #4 during BFB.

<p>The rise time is taken as the time during which the CBT rises from 10% to 90% of its maximum value.</p

CBT increases during FB as performed by a Western non-meditator and a Western g-tummo practitioner.

<p>The vertical dashed lines indicate the beginning/end of different phases of the practice; (A, Western non-meditator): rest, BFB, rest, BFB, rest, and (B, Western g-tummo pract itioner): rest, BFB, rest, MFB, rest.</p

CBT increases for Study 1 participants #1, #3, and #4 during BFB, BGB, MFB, and MGB performed in a continuous sequence.

<p>Since the duration of each of the four practices varied from participant to participant, to simplify the figure presentation, the duration of each practice is rescaled from 0 to 1, with t0 the starting point of each practice, and t1 the ending point.</p

CBT increases during baseline and BFB in Study 2.

<p>CBT increases during baseline and BFB in Study 2.</p

CBT increases during FB meditation in Study 1as a function of alpha power increases during MFB over BFB (solid line represents regression).

<p>CBT increases during FB meditation in Study 1as a function of alpha power increases during MFB over BFB (solid line represents regression).</p

Grand averaged event-related brain potentials elicited in response to color-defined (pop-out) targets at electrodes PO7/PO8.

<p>(a) Waveforms contra- and ipsilateral to the singleton location. (b) Topographical maps of PCN scalp distributions for each of the three Salience conditions (High, Middle, Low) at the point in time when the difference between contra- and ipsilateral waveforms reached its maximum. These maps were computed by mirroring the contra-ipsilateral difference waves to obtain symmetrical voltage values for both hemispheres (using spherical spline interpolation). (c) PCN difference waves obtained by subtracting ipsilateral from contralateral activity for each of the three Salience conditions (High, Middle, Low).</p

Regression coefficients δ, intercepts, duration ΔT and rise time ΔTr.

<p>Regression coefficients δ, intercepts, duration ΔT and rise time ΔTr.</p

Initial (t0) and final (t1) CBT for each of the four practices.

<p>Initial (t0) and final (t1) CBT for each of the four practices.</p

Hand position during g-tummo meditation.

<p>Hand position during g-tummo meditation.</p

Grand averaged event-related brain potentials elicited in response to orientation-defined (pop-out) targets at electrodes PO7/PO8.

<p>(a) Waveforms contra- and ipsilateral to the singleton location. (b) Topographical maps of PCN scalp distributions for each of the three Salience conditions (High, Middle, Low) at the point in time when the difference between contra- and ipsilateral waveforms reached its maximum. These maps were computed by mirroring the contra-ipsilateral difference waves to obtain symmetrical voltage values for both hemispheres (using spherical spline interpolation). (c) PCN difference waves obtained by subtracting ipsilateral from contralateral activity for each of the three Salience conditions (High, Middle, Low).</p