I am currently an INSERM Director of Research at Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Inserm U1028 and the co-leader of the Experiential Neuroscience and Mental Training team (Eduwell)https://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3mfapglvr4s2rhttps://www.universite-lyon.fr/nos-domaines-d-action/doctorat/bourses-csc/perceptual-awareness-and-non-dual-mindfulness-an-eeg-continuous-flash-suppression-study-398876.kjsp?RH=ZYZYZYZYZYZYZYZYZYZYZY A Chinese student holding a Master’s degree in cognitive neuroscience and a strong interest in meditation research is eligible to apply for this PhD scholarship at the University of Lyon before February 23, 2026. Details are provided below.19 Feb 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfapglvr4s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3lvq6senlrs23We propose a modernisation of Varela’s neurophenomenology program that leverages Bayesian mechanics to provide a principled methodology for consciousness research (led by Lars Sandved-Smith, with ‪@jdkiverstein.bsky.social‬, @hohwy.bsky.social, @jdbogotaj.bsky.social https://academic.oup.com/nc/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/nc/niaf016/8222537?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=nc&utm_medium=email06 Aug 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvq6senlrs23https://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3lninarjxnk2tFYI: free link to a publication led by Yair Dor-Ziderman in Aviva Berkovich-Ohana's lab. We provided MEG evidence supporting the hypothesis that the brains of experienced meditators exhibit reduced defensiveness toward mortality compared to those of controls. https://academic.oup.com/nc/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/nc/niaf002/8058721?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=nc&utm_medium=email23 Apr 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lninarjxnk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3liylnqrsac2jOlaf Blanke and I are pleased to announce the opening of a funded PhD position in cognitive and contemplative neuroscience at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center entitled "Neurophenomenological Study of Non-Dual Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Self and Agency" Thanks for sharing this ad!25 Feb 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3liylnqrsac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3lgiljqtpwc2hFYI: our review on neurophenomenological approaches to meditation practices and their potential clinical applications, in collaboration with Oussama Abdoun, Yair Dor-Ziderman, @mathistrautwein.bsky.social, and Aviva Berkovich-Ohana! Below is the organizational framework. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.11.00824 Jan 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgiljqtpwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3lgikawol522hThe final version of "ENIGMA-Meditation: Worldwide consortium for neuroscientific investigations of meditation practices" is now available online. 50 days' free access to the article at https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1kUbL8jVtv5V1C . Congratulation again to Saampras Ganesan and Tony King who led this work.24 Jan 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgikawol522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3l5xneikrjq2iHappy to share our new paper: Effect of an 18-month meditation training on telomeres in older adults. A secondary analysis of the Age-Well randomized controlled trial. - Biological Psychiatry: GOS https://www.bpsgos.org/article/S2667-1743%2824%2900111-3/fulltext @SilverSanteEU @GeraldinePoisn #meditation @ChetelatLab @Antoine_Lutz08 Oct 2024 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5xneikrjq2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3l3ra2kqsgh2jOur paper "Exploring the Embodied Mind: Functional Connectome Fingerprinting of of Meditation Expertise” is now published https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000855 Congratulation to Sébastien Czajko for his first paper from his PhD research! #ERCBrainMindfulness10 Sep 2024 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3ra2kqsgh2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3kruwracftc2eExcited to share our latest research on the regulatory effects of non-dual mindfulness meditation on affordances as measured by an EEG binocular rivalry paradigm. A study led by Sucharit Katyal with Oussama Abdoun and H. Mounier #ERC-Brain&Mindfulness https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-60934-607 May 2024 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kruwracftc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3kmo7ydrurk2wNew preprint: “Deep computational neurophenomenology: A methodological framework for investigating the how of experience” Exciting collaboration with Lars Sandved-Smith, @jdbogotaj.bsky.social,  Julian Kiverstein, Jakob Hohwy @hohwy.bsky.social    osf.io/preprints/os...01 Mar 2024 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmo7ydrurk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3kmejzgmvek27Excited to share our new paper "Time-resolved dynamic computational modeling of human EEG recordings reveals gradients of generative mechanisms for the MMN response" led by Arnaud Poublan-couzardot and Oussama Abdoun and published in #PLOSCompBio #ERC-Brain&Mindfulness. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.101055727 Feb 2024 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmejzgmvek27https://bsky.app/profile/antoinelutz.bsky.social/post/3kfwqwvtrqk2cFYI: we have just reported in a randomised controlled trial that our 18-month meditation programme can improve the wellbeing of older adults. Congratulation to Marco Schlosser and the Meditageing team, @SilverSanteEU, @MarchantLabUCL, https://x.com/uclnews/status/1731709901851046203?s=2007 Dec 2023 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:tfb5i2juud3zk22fize57frc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfwqwvtrqk2c