Kristen E. Lyons

2 papers in the library · 45 citations · publishing 2011-2023

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A preliminary neuroimaging investigation of the effects of mindfulness training on attention reorienting and amygdala reactivity to emotional faces in adolescent and adult females.

Journal of adolescence 2023 Iroise Dumontheil, Kristen E. Lyons, Tamara A Russell et al.

Adolescence is a time of increased emotional reactivity and improving cognitive control. Mindfulness meditation training may foster adolescents' cognitive control and emotional regulation skills; however little is known about the impact of mindfulness training in adolescents compared to adults. We examined the effect of mindfulness meditation versus a closely matched active control condition...

DOI: 10.1002/jad.12107 Full text Mindfulness Cognitive control Development Emotional reactivity +1

Mindfulness Training in Childhood

Human Development 2011 Philip David Zelazo, Kristen E. Lyons 45 citations

Mindfulness is a way of attending – an attentional practice – that is derived from Asian contemplative traditions but has been secularized (and Westernized) in the context of clinical psychology [e.g., Segal, Williams, & Teasdale, 2002] and the emerging field of contemplative neuroscience [e.g., Lutz, Donne, & Davidson, 2007]. A major impetus for contemporary research on mindfulness was the...

DOI: 10.1159/000327548