Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The model casts the release of contraction (arising from clinging) as reducing the precision of beliefs about hidden states in a hierarchical generative model, driving increased lower-level inference. 100
Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Taking a computational phenomenology approach, results show how deconstruction: ▪️ Increases short temporal scale perception ▪️ Reduces conceptual complexity ▪️ Increases equanimity (non-reactivity) and stillness ▪️ Aids the self-regulation of affective valence 110
Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The work moves toward the quantification of advanced meditative experience, paving the way for quantitative answers to questions like, how equanimous was experience during a given window of time? 100
