Miguel Farias

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Miguel Farias

Dr, Experimental Psychology

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5925-795X

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    20052027

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    My research expertise is on the science of meditation, and in the interaction between cognitive-behavioural and biological dimensions of spiritual practices and experiences. I studied psychology and cognitive-behaviour therapy at the University of Lisbon, followed by a doctorate in experimental psychology at Oxford University (2000-2004), and an MA in the study of religion/religious experience at the University of Wales, Lampeter (2005). I have been a postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge University and Oxford University (2005-2007) and a Lecturer in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University (2008-2013). I have been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator in 16 research grants, and my work has been reported across international newspaper and magazines, radio and tv documentaries. I have written for New Scientist, Spectator, and the BBC. My book The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You?, with Catherine Wikholm, has been translated into various languages. In 2017 I won the William Bier award, given by the American Psychological Association, Division 36, for my contributions to the psychological study of spirituality. My most recent book is the Oxford Handbook of Meditation.

     

     

    Research Interests

    Mindfulness; meditation; Psychology of belief; Personality and mental health; altered states of consciousness; indigenous worldviews.

    Vision Statement

    My primary research explores the biological roots and psychological impact of beliefs and spiritual practices, including meditation. I use a combination of experimental methods from social and biological psychology, personality theory, and cognitive neurosciences. I am currently writing about the effects of meditation and conducting new research on the modification of beliefs.

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    • Beyond psychological individualism: Rethinking clinical intuition in a post-Covid age

      Alminhana, L. O., Alminhana, V. O. & Farias, M., Sept 2024, In: Sociedade e Estado. 39, 3, e53579.

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    • Examining the relationship between metacognitive trust in thinking styles and supernatural beliefs

      van Mulukom, V., Baimel, A., Maraldi, E. & Farias, M., Apr 2024, In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 65, 2, p. 206-222 17 p.

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    • Interpersonal and individual effects of an app-based Christian and Islamic heart meditation intervention in healthy adults: protocol of a stratified randomised controlled trial

      Ng, C. F., Farias, M. & Brazil, I., 20 Sept 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: BMC psychology. 12, 15 p., 509.

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    • Is it Ethically Wrong to Integrate Mindfulness into Public Health?

      Farias, M., 17 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Mindfulness. )In-Press), p. (In-Press) 4 p.

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    • A many-analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being

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