Mindfulness
May 11, 2026
Marne L. White, Yanli Lin, Todd S. Braver
Abstract Objectives Focused attention (FA) and open monitoring (OM) are distinct mindfulness practices that produce unique psychological effects. Prior research has frequently investigated the neural correlates of FA and OM states utilizing electroencephalographic (EEG) methods, focusing on changes in spectral power within theta and alpha bands. Yet the functional significance of these neural...
Network Neuroscience
March 13, 2026
Yanli Lin, Marne L. White, Jihong Zhang et al.
1 citation
Abstract Neural oscillatory activity within the alpha and theta bands have long been considered putative markers of state mindfulness, yet understanding of their functional role has been limited by the challenges of linking objective brain indices with subjective experience. To address this gap, the current study applied longitudinal network analysis to a unique dataset from 16 novices who...
Mindfulness
2026
Yanli Lin, Grant S Shields
Focused attention (FA) and open monitoring (OM) meditation are theorized to confer distinct neurobehavioral influences, yet the specific cognitive mechanisms underlying these effects remain poorly understood. This study leveraged computational modeling to formally test and distinguish how these two mindfulness states modulate theoretical processes of attention control. We analyzed flanker task...
Mindfulness
September 2, 2025
Kevin Berryman, Yanli Lin, Sara W. Lazar et al.
4 citations
Abstract Ethical principles and societal regulations are critical to scientific integrity, but individual human factors greatly influence adherence to them. Personal virtues may play a significant role in reinforcing adherence to communal ethical scientific practices but remain largely unexplored. This paper examines how cultivating mindful ethical virtues through meditation could support...
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging
April 1, 2025
Yanli Lin, Daniel A Atad, Anthony P Zanesco
4 citations
Throughout the brief history of contemplative neuroscience, electroencephalography (EEG) has been a valuable and enduring methodology used to elucidate the neural correlates and mechanisms of mindfulness. In this review, we provide a reminder that longevity should not be conflated with obsoletion and that EEG continues to offer exceptional promise for addressing key questions and challenges...
June 27, 2024
Yanli Lin, Daniel Andrew Atad, Anthony P Zanesco
preprint
Throughout the brief history of contemplative neuroscience, electroencephalography (EEG) has been a valuable and enduring methodology used to elucidate the neural correlates and mechanisms of mindfulness. Yet despite its longevity and demonstrated utility, EEG has been increasingly overlooked in favor of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other newer neuroscience methods. In this...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
December 22, 2016
Yanli Lin, Megan Fisher, Sean Roberts et al.
The present study sought to uncover the emotion regulatory properties of mindfulness by examining its effects—differentiated as a meditative practice, state of mind, and dispositional trait—on the late positive potential (LPP), an event-related potential indexing emotional processing. Results revealed that mindfulness as a meditative practice produced a reduction in the difference between the...