Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-related changes in posterior cingulate resting brain connectivity
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience July 1, 2019 T. Kral, Ted Imhoff‐Smith, D. Dean et al.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) increases resting-state functional connectivity between the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in healthy, meditation-naïve adults. This effect did not persist at a 5.5-month follow-up, but more practice time was linked to greater connectivity increases. The connectivity change was associated with increased microstructural connectivity of a white matter tract connecting these regions and with improved self-reported attention.