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When meditation research participants develop complex group dynamics around brain scans

Our research participation group has been in an fMRI study of long-term meditators for six months, but seeing our own brain scans and comparing our neural patterns is creating unexpected dynamics where some people feel validated while others feel inadequate about their practice development.

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Research subjects are discovering that objective measurement of their contemplative development can create subjective hierarchies and interpersonal tensions within their practice community.

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