Duan Xu

2 papers in the library · 21 citations · publishing 2020-2023

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Evaluation of major depressive disorder using 7 Tesla phase sensitive neuroimaging before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Journal of Affective Disorders August 15, 2023 Angela Jakary, Janine M Lupo, Scott Mackin et al.

We applied 7 Tesla phase sensitive imaging to evaluate the impact of brain iron levels on depression severity and cognitive function in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) treated with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). Seventeen unmedicated MDD participants underwent MRI, evaluation of depression severity, and cognitive testing before and after receiving MBCT, compared to...

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.038 Full text Major depressive disorder 7 tesla Iron Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy +1

Gray Matter Changes in Adolescents Participating in a Meditation Training

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience August 14, 2020 Justin P. Yuan, Colm G Connolly, Eva Henje et al. 21 citations

Meditation has shown to benefit a wide range of conditions and symptoms, but the neural mechanisms underlying the practice remain unclear. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have investigated the structural brain changes due to the practice by examining volume, density, or cortical thickness changes. However, these studies have focused on adults; meditation's structural effects on the...

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00319 Meditation Mindfulness Voxel-based morphometry Insula +9