Hypothesis Non particularized interest as the gateway to reliable 1st jhana. Sense pacification piti as inherently interesting sensations produced by base level, contentless, sensory mind adjusting thresholds for provoking interest downward towards non conceptual awareness.
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This may also be of interest—https://www.hindawi.com/journals/np/2013/653572/ …—an EEG study on the neural correlates of jhāna in which Leigh was both the sole participant and a co-author. Back in 2014, I had the immense fortune to attend a jhāna retreat with Leigh, which was especially mind-blowing.

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There are a few other related studies on the neural correlates of jhāna, including this recent EEG study across multiple participants:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00178/full …
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"Nasty little Buddhist"
Seeking via neuroscience and psychology informed dharma.
that I'm converging similarly to Leigh
(still some differences)
If I have a big project right now it's continuing these inquiries.