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Lea Tortolero

3 papers in the library · 8 citations · publishing 2024-2025

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Intracranial substrates of meditation-induced neuromodulation in the amygdala and hippocampus.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America February 11, 2025 Christina Maher, Lea Tortolero, Soyeon Jun et al. 7 citations

Meditation is an accessible mental practice associated with emotional regulation and well-being. Loving-kindness meditation (LKM), a specific subtype of meditative practice, involves focusing one's attention on thoughts of well-being for oneself and others. Meditation has been proven to be beneficial in a variety of settings, including therapeutic applications, but the neural activity...

Influence of mindfulness meditation on intracranial EEG parameters in epileptic and non-epileptic brain areas.

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B December 1, 2024 Daniel D Cummins, Zac Schulman, Christina Maher et al.

Mind-wandering is a pervasive human brain state and, when in excess, may promote negative affect and neuropsychiatric conditions. Mindfulness meditation may promote alternate brain states, improving affect and reducing stress. An understanding of the neural basis between these brain states could thus advance treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions, including those associated with epilepsy. To...

Intracranial substrates of meditation-induced neuromodulation in amygdala and hippocampus

bioRxiv Preprint Server May 10, 2024 Christina Maher, Lea Tortolero, Daniel D Cummins et al. 1 citation preprint

Meditation is an accessible mental practice associated with emotional regulation and well-being. Loving-kindness meditation (LKM), a specific sub-type of meditative practice, involves focusing one’s attention on thoughts of well-being for oneself and others. Meditation has been proven to be beneficial in a variety of settings, including therapeutical applications, but the neural activity...