https://briantlord.com/publication_types/preprint/PreprintHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usFri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briantlord.com/media/icon_hu_a452715c47709bb8.pnghttps://briantlord.com/publication_types/preprint/https://briantlord.com/pub-articles/healey-2026/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briantlord.com/pub-articles/healey-2026/bioRxiv preprint. bioRxiv preprint examining brain networks associated with changes in self-transcendence in patients with brain lesions.https://briantlord.com/pub-articles/lord-2026/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briantlord.com/pub-articles/lord-2026/Conditionally accepted to Mindfulness; bioRxiv preprint. Conditionally accepted to Mindfulness; bioRxiv preprint. In 30 randomized participants, 24 completed the analyzed protocol; active tFUS was associated with greater DMN–CEN segregation than sham. <h2 id="study-summary">Study summary</h2> <p><strong>Manuscript status: conditionally accepted to Mindfulness.</strong> The , posted March 13, 2026, remains publicly available; the DOI above identifies that preprint.</p> <p>In a randomized study of 30 meditation-naïve participants, 24 completed the analyzed protocol. During two weeks of training, PCC-targeted tFUS was associated with a greater reduction in resting-state DMN–CEN connectivity than sham. This is increased network segregation, or decoupling.</p> <p>Exploratory analyses associated greater connectivity decreases with greater increases in self-reported acceptance. The relationship between connectivity change and voluntary meditation practice duration differed by condition, but neither within-condition slope was significant. These associations do not demonstrate mediation or establish a causal mechanism. The short trial also does not establish years-equivalent acceleration of meditation training; its small, unequal groups and possible partial unblinding limit the conclusions.</p>https://briantlord.com/pub-articles/ehmann-2025/Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://briantlord.com/pub-articles/ehmann-2025/PsyArXiv preprint. PsyArXiv preprint reporting a mixed-methods pilot feasibility study of tFUS during a ten-day meditation retreat.