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Welcome to our cybermeditation blog. Cybermediation refers to design and use of technologies to support, deliver and study meditation experiences. Cybermeditation is grounded in understanding the mechanisms and effects, design and practice of meditation in its many forms. Scientific research is one, though certainly not the only, source of knowledge we will write about here. Posts are written by Dr. Carrie Heeter, Professor of Media and Information at Michigan State University and Director of Mindtoon Lab and Dr. Marcel Allbritton, Mind-Body Therapist and Organizational Consultant.

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• by Dr. Carrie Heeter, December 14, 2014 I wanted to let you know about an opportunity for you to practice mind-body therapy this holiday season, with Mind-Body Therapist Marcel Allbritton as your guide, using your smartphone or tablet. Marcel and I are developing a suite of guided meditation apps… ... Source: Cybermeditation Blog Published on 2014-12-14
• by Carrie Heeter, Ph.D., November 11, 2014 Professor of Media and Information, Michigan State University Director, Mindtoon Lab ISCS 2014 Program “Compassion” appears 228 times in the 120 page program for the , which I attended recently in Boston. Sessions related to compassion included meditation practice… ... Source: Cybermeditation Blog Published on 2014-11-11
• By Carrie Heeter, Ph.D, August 23, 2014 High users of health services drive up health care costs. Individuals who are anxious and depressed often focus on and worry about physical sensations and symptoms. As a result, they may seek out health care appointments sooner and more often than necessary to maintain health.& hellip; ... Source: Published on 2014-08-23
• By Carrie Heeter, Ph.D, August 23, 2014 High users of health services drive up health care costs. Individuals who are anxious and depressed often focus on and worry about physical sensations and symptoms. As a result, they may seek out health care appointments sooner and more often than necessary to maintain health.& hellip; ... Source: Cybermeditation Blog Published on 2014-08-23
• By Carrie Heeter, PhD, February 17, 2014 New neuroimaging research documents dramatic effects of an embedded brain controlling device: our eyes. Neuroscientists have been examining what parts of the brain are activated when eyes are open (EO) compared to brain activation when eyes are closed (EC). It turns out that… ... Source: Cybermeditation Blog Published on 2014-02-17
• by Carrie Heeter, February  10, 2014 In the early 1990s I designed and studied virtual reality experiences. My generation dreamed of VR experiences as real as Star Trek’s holodeck. (For newer people, think The Matrix or Avatar.) Our goal was to design systems and experiences so real you felt like… ... Source: Published on 2014-02-11
• by Carrie Heeter, February  10, 2014 In the early 1990s I designed and studied virtual reality experiences. My generation dreamed of VR experiences as real as Star Trek’s holodeck. (For newer people, think The Matrix or Avatar.) Our goal was to design systems and experiences so real you felt like… ... Source: Cybermeditation Blog Published on 2014-02-11
• by Carrie Heeter, February 2, 2014 Wandering minds are distracted from the present moment by stream of consciousness narratives. Brain scans show that the default mode of resting attention in western society resembles a wandering mind. We habitually allow our experience of the present moment to be interrupted and superseded… ... Source: Published on 2014-02-03