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Re:Blind man shocks researchers with what he sees. by KingMob on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @06:56PM (#4320090)
If you're more interested in the science side, you might like James Austin's Zen and the Brain. It's a bit old, but pretty interesting. For more modern analysis of meditation, the Mind and Life Institute has funded a lot of research, but much of it requires access through a university library, sadly. (Google Scholar might help.)

Also, if you're open to the idea that there might be more, but like me, not interested in anything mystical, I highly recommend checking out Stephen Batchelor's Buddhism Without Beliefs.

Re:Blind man shocks researchers with what he sees. by Cushman on Wednesday August 01, 2012 @12:09AM (#4321145)
Thanks for the recommendations! I do tend to avoid media about meditation as a matter of course since it's so hard to escape the mysticism. I'll definitely check those out.