Dave Vago

Cognitive & Affective Neuroscientist | Contemplative & Mind Body Research | Exploring awareness one moment at a time | #mindfulness #contemplativeneuroscience |

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

My @TEDxNashville talk is posted! Check it out: #SelfTransformation through #Mindfulness https://t.co/eIhCEZPzve

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

@stopchasingpain @juleshorn01 @siimland @LoriShemek @bensmithlive @AshuPJadhav @drmarkhyman @alexgreycosm a nice write-up on the study: https://t.co/ZxjTvC9oI0 "When expert meditators switched from mind wandering to focused attention, absolute flow of fluid decreased. This was driven by a reduction in backward, regurgitant flow. The fluid movement became more efficient and coherent"

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

@PNASNews Study finds for the first time ever #mindfulness #meditation may help stimulate the brain’s waste removal system (#glymphaticsystem), providing restorative benefits like #sleep  https://t.co/dHdt55Wj4v

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

@stopchasingpain @juleshorn01 @siimland @LoriShemek @bensmithlive @AshuPJadhav @drmarkhyman @alexgreycosm

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

The entropy-fluency hypothesis. @DrJohnVervaeke and colleagues. From flow to mystical experiences: Connecting entropy and fluency along the unifying framework of cognitive continuum. https://t.co/BT1X0cKmNp #selftranscendence #flow

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[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

(E) Across participants, FA meditation shows significantly higher CSF power in low-frequency bands (0.0614–0.0887 Hz) than MW. (G) CSF and gray-matter signals show stronger anticorrelation during FA compared with MW.

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

Bulk CSF signal increases slow rhythmic oscillations from mind wandering (left) to FA meditation (right) (D) no meaningful relationship between CSF & gray-matter activity during MW, but strongly anticorrelated during FA.

[Lundgaard Lab @Iben_Lundgaard]

Sneak preview of our new paper: 3D view of the #glymphatic system in the mouse brain. Cerebrospinal fluid penetrates the brain and helps clean it. #LightSheet microscopy

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

#theglymphatic @BrandonLuuMD @dlingenfelter @siimland @MichaelOkun @hubermanlab @sleepdiplomat @NedergaardLab @DrFrankLipman

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

New @PNASNews: our team @VUMCDiscoveries show first evidence #mindfulness modulates human neurofluid circulation (#glymphatics) in ways that resemble sleep and oppose aging-related hyperdynamic CSF flow.
https://t.co/gJu6IoY7JY

Full talk @ #brainmind:
https://t.co/YB0m9pzSxD

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

Seoul International Meditation Expo [Meditation Conference "Social Value of Meditation" #meditation #jogyeorder #seoul https://t.co/G25PrAN8PK via @YouTube

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

check out this summit with incredible speakers. https://t.co/eJLUc0upbr @heartmindinstitute #meditation #contemplativescience #mindfulness

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

Congrats to @EricJRoseen and the PRIMIER study team to get this published - Nonpharmacologic Back Pain Treatment Use and Associated Patient Reported Outcomes in US-Based Integrative Medicine Clinics #chronicpain https://t.co/PnsbhYkJYY

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

Join us online! The Buddha The Scientist
Mindfulness as a Foundation for Health
Hybrid Symposium | May 20, 2025
📍 Asian Centre, UBC | Online & In-Person @thichnhathanh @UBC
https://t.co/4p9Dg4HdYf

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

#Mindbody, #Integrative and #Psychedelic researchers! Join us!
This year, we explore The Arc of Life and Death—a theme that invites inquiry into the full spectrum of human experience through the lens of contemplative practice, mind-body science, and transformative states.

[International Society for Contemplative Research @ContemResearch]

📢 Deadline Extended! The submission portal is now open until May 15 for this year’s conference.

https://t.co/3gUNGZrEXq

[Marc Wittmann @marcwittmann]

Coming in September 2025 are 16 chapters by experts on "The Bodily Self, Emotion, and Subjective Time: Exploring Interoception through the Contributions of A.D. (Bud) Craig". Stay tuned for my presentation of online chapters already available online.
https://t.co/NWSUzzCzIQ?

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

@ChrisWebbPhD @JustinBakerMD Nice Christian!

[Sahib Khalsa @KhalsaLab]

There’s still time to join us for this advanced course on #interoception in Venice. Individuals from all academic levels are welcome, and beyond interacting with others interested in this topic, there are ample opportunities to learn and explore!

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

@kathryndevaney lots of theoretical nuggets driving the future of non-duality science. glad you found a good one. :) https://t.co/cajdUBoil8

[Dave Vago @dave_vago]

In honor of David Lynch who passed away last week at 78yo there will be a worldwide meditation at noon PST TODAY MONDAY Jan 20th. 🙏 https://t.co/Xj4MCnKvk4 #meditation