Probing the Effect of Mindfulness Training on Glutamate/GABA Ratio and Its Association with Dopamine Availability: A Preliminary Single-arm Pilot Study
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience September 16, 2026 Shih‐Hsien Lin, Muhammad Abdullah, Huai‐Hsuan Tseng et al.
Objective: Mindfulness is an effective non-pharmacological intervention for mental health.However, little is known about the underlying neurological mechanisms involved, especially glutamate, -aminobutyric acid (GABA), and the excitation-inhibition (E-I) balance.This study examined changes in these markers after mindfulness training and whether these changes are related to the baseline...