Mindfulness
March 26, 2025
Savannah V. VandenBos, Jennifer J. Pokorny, Alea C. Skwara et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted an unprecedented shift in the dissemination of meditation and mindfulness-based instruction from being predominantly in-person to almost exclusively online. Here, we investigated the advantages and disadvantages of these online formats from both teacher and practitioner perspectives, with a focus on perceived efficacy and accessibility. In Study 1, teachers of...
Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative
September 1, 2023
Quinn A Conklin, Cavan E. Patterson, Brandon G King et al.
Background: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a modulatory neuroprotein implicated in learning, memory, and neuroplasticity. Studies have found increased peripheral BDNF in participants of meditation interventions, indicating that BDNF may play a role in the learning and habit formation that occurs with meditation training. In this study, we assessed changes in peripheral BDNF protein...
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
August 1, 2018
Quinn A Conklin, Brandon G King, Anthony P Zanesco et al.
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a Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis, 267 Cousteau Place, Davis, CA 95618, United States Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, 135 Young Hall, Davis, CA 95616, United States c Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94158, United States d Center for Neuroscience, University of...
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
May 1, 2018
Quinn A Conklin, Brandon G King, Anthony P Zanesco et al.
A growing body of evidence suggests that meditation training may have a range of salubrious effects, including improved telomere regulation. Telomeres and the enzyme telomerase interact with a variety of molecular components to regulate cell-cycle signaling cascades, and are implicated in pathways linking psychological stress to disease. We investigated the effects of intensive meditation...