Consciousness, mindfulness, and introspection: integrating first- and second-person phenomenological inquiry with experimental and EEG data to study the mind.
Front Psychol September 8, 2025 Anita Milicevic, Angela Blazely, Anatol Bragin et al. 2 citations
This work presents a theoretical and methodological framework for studying the mind by integrating first-person (subjective) and second-person (intersubjective) phenomenological inquiry with experimental methods and EEG data. It argues that combining introspective and mindful awareness practices with objective brain measurements can provide a more comprehensive understanding of consciousness than either approach alone. The paper outlines how such integration can bridge the gap between subjective experience and neuroscientific observation, offering a pathway to study mental phenomena that are otherwise inaccessible through purely third-person methods.