Journal of Asian Medical Students Association
June 25, 2026
Enoch Chu, Wing-Tung Chou, R. Tang et al.
Introduction Postpartum depression is a common psychiatric morbidity with family-wide consequences. Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program is a low-risk and cost-effective intervention suitable for Hong Kong’s work-oriented mothers. However, its unclear efficacy across mothers with varying levels of depressive symptoms limits its adoption. Objectives This post-hoc analysis...
Journal of Neural Transplantation and Plasticity
November 16, 2020
R. Tang, Karl Friston, Yi-Yuan Tang
Previous studies suggest that the practice of long-term (months to years) mindfulness meditation induces structural plasticity in gray matter. However, it remains unknown whether short-term (<30 days) mindfulness meditation in novices could induce similar structural changes. Our previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) identified white matter changes surrounding the anterior cingulate...
Current Opinion in Psychology
April 18, 2019
Yi-Yuan Tang, R. Tang, Mary K Rothbart et al.
Both brain alpha and theta power have been examined in the mindfulness meditation literature and suggested as key biological signatures that potentially facilitate a successful meditative state. However, the exact role of how alpha and theta waves contribute to the initiation and maintenance of a meditative state remains elusive. In this perspective paper, we discuss the role of frontal midline...
September 24, 2015
Yi-Yuan Tang, R. Tang
Medication and behavioral treatments have been used for ADHD treatments; however, both have limitations. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to improve attention and self-control, (or self-regulation), which could help the core ADHD symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. This chapter aims to review the latest literature on the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation on ADHD,...
Frontiers in Psychology
December 27, 2013
Yi-Yuan Tang, R. Tang
Self-transcendence (ST) is one of specific human experiences often related to harmony with nature or feeling oneness with others or the self as an integral part of the whole universe. The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) is a widely used personality measure, and ST is one of personality dimensions (Cloninger, 1994; Cloninger et al. , 1994). Previous studies showed that ST has...