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Rachel Hoel

2 papers in the library · 69 citations · publishing 2021-2022

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Absence of structural brain changes from mindfulness-based stress reduction: Two combined randomized controlled trials

Science Advances May 20, 2022 Tammi R. A. Kral, Kaley Davis, Cole Korponay et al. 67 citations

Studies purporting to show changes in brain structure following the popular, 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course are widely referenced despite major methodological limitations. Here, we present findings from a large, combined dataset of two, three-arm randomized controlled trials with active and waitlist (WL) control groups. Meditation-naïve participants ( n = 218) completed...

Non-replication of structural brain changes from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Two combined randomized controlled trials

medRxiv June 16, 2021 Tammi R. A. Kral, Kaley Davis, Cole Korponay et al. 2 citations preprint

Abstract Studies purporting to show changes in brain structure following the popular, eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course are widely referenced despite major methodological limitations. Here, we present findings from a large, combined dataset of two, three-arm randomized controlled trials with active and waitlist (WL) control groups. Meditation-naive participants (n=218)...