Intracranial substrates of meditation-induced neuromodulation in the amygdala and hippocampus.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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...
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Amygdala
Hippocampus
Intracranial electrophysiology
Loving-kindness meditation