Posterior default mode network activity underlies distracted interoceptive attention and provides an objective basis for low mindfulness & depression
Jyoti Mishra, Dhakshin Ramanathan, Gillian Grennan et al. preprint
Abstract Interoceptive attention to internal sensory signals is fundamental to mindfulness. However, it is difficult to measure objectively, and the vast majority of investigations of the neural correlates of mindfulness-based attention rely on subjective and retrospective measures of distraction. In this study, we measured consistency of response times on a breath-monitoring task (instruction...