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Todd Samuel Braver

2 papers in the library · 39 citations · publishing 2020

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Predicting Individual Preferences in Mindfulness Techniques Using Personality Traits

Frontiers in Psychology June 18, 2020 Rongxiang Tang, Todd Samuel Braver 39 citations

The growing popularity of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) has prompted exciting scientific research investigating their beneficial effects on well-being and health. Most mindfulness programs are provided as multi-faceted packages encompassing a set of different mindfulness techniques, each with distinct focus and mechanisms. However, this approach overlooks potential individual...

Meditation-specific neural predictors of state mindfulness

Marne L. White, Yanli Lin, Todd Samuel Braver preprint

Objectives: Focused attention (FA) and open monitoring (OM) are distinct mindfulness practices that produce unique psychological effects. Prior research has frequently investigated the neural correlates of FA and OM states utilizing electroencephalographic (EEG) methods, focusing on changes in spectral power within theta and alpha bands. Yet the functional significance of these neural changes...