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Alexandra Decker

3 papers in the library · 7 citations · publishing 2024-2026

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When attention falters: Brain, breathing, and behavioral signals of lapses in interoceptive attention.

Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience June 23, 2026 Isaac N Treves, Clare Shaffer, Alexandra Decker et al.

Mind‑body practices, such as meditation and yoga, involve paying attention to breathing sensations. During these practices, individuals report "interoceptive lapses," moments when attention drifts away from internal bodily sensations. While lapses in attention to the external world have been widely studied, little is known about the physiological and neural mechanisms of interoceptive lapses....

When attention falters: brain, breathing, and behavioral signals of lapses in interoceptive attention

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) February 10, 2026 Isaac N Treves, Clare Shaffer, Alexandra Decker et al.

Mind body practices like meditation and yoga, which are widely used to support mental health, involve paying attention to internal bodily sensations like the breath. During these practices, individuals often report "interoceptive lapses," moments when attention drifts away from the body. While lapses in attention to the external world have been widely studied, far less is known about...

Dynamic Functional Connectivity Correlates of Trait Mindfulness in Early Adolescence.

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science November 1, 2024 Isaac N Treves, Hilary A Marusak, Alexandra Decker et al. 7 citations

Trait mindfulness-the tendency to attend to present-moment experiences without judgment-is negatively correlated with adolescent anxiety and depression. Understanding the neural mechanisms that underlie trait mindfulness may inform the neural basis of psychiatric disorders. However, few studies have identified brain connectivity states that are correlated with trait mindfulness in adolescence,...