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Overlap between buddhist philosophy and contemporary philosophy of mind/consciousness?

It seems to me like there may be some interesting parallels between certain developments in contemporary philosophy of mind/consciousness and buddhist philosophy. For example, the notion of the construction of the self is (as far as I understand, I am very much a layman in all eastern traditions of philosophy) a central idea in buddhism and also extensively discussed in work of e.g. Thomas Metzinger (and I am sure many other contemporary thinkers). Perhaps another example would be the dissolution of the object-subject distinction, non-dual thinking and the exploration of the human mind through introspection, which (again, as far as I understand) is central both in buddhist thought and phenomenological approaches, which in turn are influental in contemporary philosophy of consciousness and embodied cognition approaches. 

Is anyone aware of any ressources on this topic or has any insights they would like to share, perhaps on other interesting similarities between buddhist and contemporary western philosophy of mind? Any answer is highly appreciated. Have a good day.
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Currently reading Evan Thompson's *Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy*, which deals with the relationship between these topics. It's an interesting book, but is written in a more "popular" style and not necessarily for specialists or individuals with a lot of prior knowledge/expertise in any of those areas.