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If you are interested in neuroscience, or fascinated by Zen Buddhism, you will enjoy this book. If you are into both, you will find it compelling and could be immersed in it for weeks. Zen-Brain Reflections is 500 or so pages of the latest scientific research into the altered states of consciousness that arise during meditation. It covers a host of related issues, from how acupuncture changes the brain to the neurochemistry of disgust and how meditation can help to change such responses. It also works as a textbook on the history and practice of meditation and on the…