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Colette M Smart

2 papers in the library · publishing 2017-2023

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Three potential neurovascular pathways driving the benefits of mindfulness meditation for older adults.

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 2023 Jessica Pommy, Colette M Smart, Andrew M Bryant et al.

Mindfulness meditation has been shown to be beneficial for a range of different health conditions, impacts brain function and structure relatively quickly, and has shown promise with aging samples. Functional magnetic resonance imaging metrics provide insight into neurovascular health which plays a key role in both normal and pathological aging processes. Experimental mindfulness meditation...

Respond, don't react: The influence of mindfulness training on performance monitoring in older adults.

Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience December 1, 2017 Colette M Smart, Sidney J Segalowitz

A sizeable body of literature demonstrates positive effects of mindfulness training on brain, behavior, and psychological processes in both novice and expert practitioners as compared to non-meditators. However, only more recently has research begun to examine the specific mechanisms by which mindfulness exerts these effects. In the current study, we used event-related potentials (error-related...