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Dr. Frederick Travis
Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition, Maharishi International University
Brain Patterns of HIgher States of Consciousness
Bio: Dr. Frederick Travis received his PhD in Psychology at Maharishi International University in 1988. After a two-year post-doctoral position in basic sleep research at the University of California Davis, Dr. Travis returned to Maharishi University of Management as Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition. His work has focused on brain development from birth to adulthood, effects of stress on brain functioning, effects of meditation on the brain during and after meditation practice (state and trait effects), subjective and objective markers of higher states of consciousness, brain patterns of peak performance and effects of other technologies from the Vedic tradition of India such as yoga asana practice, listening to Vedic recitation, and effects of the built environment on an individual. Fred has published 92 papers and book chapters, and has authored or co-authored four books. He teaches on the under-graduate, master’s, and doctoral levels and lectures globally on brain and consciousness. To contact Dr. Travis and for further information, please visit www.drfredtravis.com.
From the 2022 Annual Society for Consciousness Studies conference. SCS conferences reflects the values and goals of The Society for Consciousness Studies, a professional scholarly organization that honors work of quality from all authentic scholarly traditions, including philosophical, psychological, sociological, and other scientific understandings of consciousness. Within this broad framework the society explores potential advances beyond the classical and postmodern knowledge paradigms that have dominated science and scholarship during the past century. You can learn more at: https://consc.org.
Dr. Frederick Travis
Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition, Maharishi International University
Brain Patterns of HIgher States of Consciousness
Bio: Dr. Frederick Travis received his PhD in Psychology at Maharishi International University in 1988. After a two-year post-doctoral position in basic sleep research at the University of California Davis, Dr. Travis returned to Maharishi University of Management as Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition. His work has focused on brain development from birth to adulthood, effects of stress on brain functioning, effects of meditation on the brain during and after meditation practice (state and trait effects), subjective and objective markers of higher states of consciousness, brain patterns of peak performance and effects of other technologies from the Vedic tradition of India such as yoga asana practice, listening to Vedic recitation, and effects of the built environment on an individual. Fred has published 92 papers and book chapters, and has authored or co-authored four books. He teaches on the under-graduate, master’s, and doctoral levels and lectures globally on brain and consciousness. To contact Dr. Travis and for further information, please visit www.drfredtravis.com.
From the 2022 Annual Society for Consciousness Studies conference. SCS conferences reflects the values and goals of The Society for Consciousness Studies, a professional scholarly organization that honors work of quality from all authentic scholarly traditions, including philosophical, psychological, sociological, and other scientific understandings of consciousness. Within this broad framework the society explores potential advances beyond the classical and postmodern knowledge paradigms that have dominated science and scholarship during the past century. You can learn more at: https://consc.org.
