Imaging Neuroscience
December 19, 2024
Jordan E. Pierce, Gagan S. Wig, Nicholas R. Harp et al.
Abstract The brain is organized into intrinsically connected functional networks that can be reliably identified during resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Healthy aging is marked by decreased network segregation, which is linked to worse cognitive functioning, but aging-related changes in emotion are less well characterized. Valence bias, which represents the tendency...
Cognitive Therapy and Research
September 30, 2023
Nicholas R. Harp, R James R Blair, Maital Neta
Purpose: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a well-known method for reducing stress and negative affect. Recently, a small, open-label trial showed that MBSR training was associated with a shift toward more positive responses to emotionally ambiguous signals (e.g., surprised expressions that convey either positive or negative meaning). Methods: Here, we test whether the MBSR-induced...
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
August 3, 2023
Corey Roos, Nicholas R. Harp, Nilofar Vafaie et al.
Objective: Craving predicts smoking, yet existing interventions may not adequately target regulation of craving. We evaluated two versions of regulation of craving-training (ROC-T), a computerized intervention with intensive practice of strategies when exposed to smoking-related images. Method: Ninety-two nicotine-dependent daily smokers were randomized to mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) ROC-T...
Nicholas R. Harp, Jonathan B. Freeman, Maital Neta
preprint
Reducing negative impacts of stress, for example through mindfulness training, benefits physical and psychological well-being, and is becoming ever more crucial due to large-scale societal uncertainties (e.g., COVID-19). While extensive research has focused on mindfulness-related reductions in self-reported negativity, essentially no research has targeted task-based behavioral outcomes...