Olson Lisa E
Biology Department, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373.
J Undergrad Neurosci Educ. 2018 Dec 15;17(1):A59-A66. eCollection 2018 Fall.
An interdisciplinary, intensive, and experiential course on Neuroscience of Meditation was designed to fulfill a general education science requirement. Class activities included lecture, class discussion of the textbook and scholarly articles, laboratory experimentation, and practicing 15 different forms of meditation. Laboratory investigations included sheep brain dissection, physiological measurements of the autonomic nervous system, electroencephalogram, salivary enzyme assays, attention testing, and psychological questionnaires. The Determinants of Meditation Practice Inventory (DMPI) and My Attitude Toward Science (MATS) scales were administered at the beginning and conclusion of the course; barriers to meditation were reduced and positive attitudes toward school science were increased. Comments on course evaluations praised this incorporation of contemplative pedagogy into a neuroscience course.
一门关于冥想神经科学的跨学科、高强度且注重实践的课程旨在满足通识教育科学要求。课堂活动包括讲座、对教科书和学术文章的课堂讨论、实验室实验以及练习15种不同形式的冥想。实验室研究包括羊脑解剖、自主神经系统的生理测量、脑电图、唾液酶测定、注意力测试以及心理问卷。在课程开始和结束时使用了冥想练习决定因素量表（DMPI）和我对科学的态度量表（MATS）；冥想的障碍减少了，对学校科学的积极态度增加了。课程评估中的评论称赞了将沉思教学法融入神经科学课程这一做法。
