University of Cambridge students who undertook an 8 week mindfulness course were still reporting more frequent experiences of disembodiment and of unity a year later, in randomized controlled trial examining altered states of consciousness
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University of Cambridge students who undertook an 8 week mindfulness course were still reporting more frequent experiences of disembodiment and of unity a year later, in randomized controlled trial examining altered states of consciousness
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Author Countries: UK, Australia, Spain, Estonia
Funding: This is a summary of research funded by the University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor’s Endowment Fund, the University Counselling Service and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration East of England (ARC EoE) programme. All research at the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Cambridge is supported by the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC-1215-20014) and NIHR Applied Research Centre. JM-M has a Miguel Servet contract from the Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII; CP21/00080). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the University of Cambridge, NHS, NIHR or Department of Health and Social Care. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Altered states of consciousness caused by a mindfulness-based programme up to a year later: Results from a randomised controlled trial
Article Publication Date
17-Jul-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Glenn Wilkins. (July 17, 2024). University of Cambridge students who undertook an 8 week mindfulness course were still reporting more frequent experiences of disembodiment and of unity a year later, in randomized controlled trial examining altered states of consciousness. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/university-of-cambridge-students-who-undertook-an-8-week-mindfulness-course-were-still-reporting-more-frequent-experiences-of-disembodiment-and-of-unity-a-year-later-in-randomized-controlled-trial-ex/
Glenn Wilkins. "University of Cambridge students who undertook an 8 week mindfulness course were still reporting more frequent experiences of disembodiment and of unity a year later, in randomized controlled trial examining altered states of consciousness." Scienmag, 17 July 2024, https://scienmag.com/university-of-cambridge-students-who-undertook-an-8-week-mindfulness-course-were-still-reporting-more-frequent-experiences-of-disembodiment-and-of-unity-a-year-later-in-randomized-controlled-trial-ex/. Accessed 5 September 2026.
Glenn Wilkins. "University of Cambridge students who undertook an 8 week mindfulness course were still reporting more frequent experiences of disembodiment and of unity a year later, in randomized controlled trial examining altered states of consciousness." Scienmag. July 17, 2024. https://scienmag.com/university-of-cambridge-students-who-undertook-an-8-week-mindfulness-course-were-still-reporting-more-frequent-experiences-of-disembodiment-and-of-unity-a-year-later-in-randomized-controlled-trial-ex/
