April 5, 2023
Joseph J. Loizzo
This chapter reviews the neuropsychology of meditation and its beneficial impact on brain processing and integration, based on the evidence-based developmental approach of interpersonal neurobiology and the basic principles of complexity theory. Unpacking the implications of neuroplasticity for human development, transformation, and psychotherapy, the chapter focuses on the neurobiology of the...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
April 11, 2018
Joseph J. Loizzo
9 citations
OPINION article Front. Hum. Neurosci., 11 April 2018Sec. Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 12 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00134
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
June 1, 2016
Joseph J. Loizzo
Meditation research has begun to clarify the brain effects and mechanisms of contemplative practices while generating a range of typologies and explanatory models to guide further study. This comparative review explores a neglected area relevant to current research: the validity of a traditional central nervous system (CNS) model that coevolved with the practices most studied today and that...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
2014
Joseph J. Loizzo
This article offers an overview of meditation research: its history, recent developments, and future directions. As the number and scope of studies grow, the field has converged with cognitive and affective neuroscience, and spawned many clinical applications. Recent work has shed light on the mechanisms and effects of diverse practices, and is entering a new phase where consensus and coherent...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
August 1, 2009
Joseph J. Loizzo
This overview surveys the new optimism about the aging mind/brain, focusing on the potential for self-regulation practices to advance research in stress-protection and optimal health. It reviews recent findings and offers a research framework. The review links the age-related biology of stress and regeneration to the variability of mind/brain function found under a range of conditions from...
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
August 2009
Joseph J. Loizzo, Leslie J Blackhall, Lobsang Rapgay
Traditional medical systems are challenging because their theories and practices strike many conventionally trained physicians and researchers as incomprehensible. Should modern medicine dismiss them as unscientific, view them as sources of alternatives hidden in a matrix of superstition, or regard them as complementary sciences of medicine? We make the latter argument using the example of...