Atypical Anxiety-Related Amygdala Reactivity and Functional Connectivity in Sant Mat Meditation
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience December 4, 2018 Chenyi Chen, Yu-Chun Chen, Kuan-Ling Chen et al.
While meditation has drawn much attention in cognitive neuroscience, the neural mechanisms underlying its emotional processing remains elusive. Sant Mat meditators were recruited, who adopt a loving-kindness mode of meditation along with a vegetarian diet and an alcohol-restricted lifestyle and novices. We assessed their State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and scanned their amygdala reactivity...