Grace Posey

2 papers in the library · 41 citations · publishing 2020-2022

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Disentangling self from pain: mindfulness meditation–induced pain relief is driven by thalamic–default mode network decoupling

Pain July 7, 2022 Gabriel Riegner, Grace Posey, Valeria Oliva et al. 41 citations

ABSTRACT: For millenniums, mindfulness was believed to diminish pain by reducing the influence of self-appraisals of noxious sensations. Today, mindfulness meditation is a highly popular and effective pain therapy that is believed to engage multiple, nonplacebo-related mechanisms to attenuate pain. Recent evidence suggests that mindfulness meditation-induced pain relief is associated with the...

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002731 Full text Default mode network Decoupling probability Mindfulness meditation Psychotherapist +1

Attention to breath sensations does not engage endogenous opioids to reduce pain.

Pain March 9, 2020 Rebecca E Wells, Jason Collier, Grace Posey et al.

The endogenous opioidergic system is critically involved in the cognitive modulation of pain. Slow-breathing-based techniques are widely used nonpharmacological approaches to reduce pain. Yet, the active mechanisms of actions supporting these practices are poorly characterized. Growing evidence suggest that mindfulness-meditation, a slow-breathing technique practiced by nonreactively attending...

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001865 Full text Mindfulness Humans Naloxone Analgesics, opioid +3