Depression is increasingly recognized as a multifactorial disorder in which immune dysregulation contributes substantially to disease initiation, progression, and treatment response. Among the immune mediators implicated, serum inflammatory cytokines-including IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and C-reactive protein-have emerged as key links between peripheral inflammation and central nervous system...
Abstract Background Somatic awareness is a fundamental practice for novice mindfulness practitioners. It has been proposed that mindfulness meditation training (MMT) enhances brain function through somatic awareness in both non-clinical and clinical populations. However, the neural signatures underlying this mechanism remain poorly understood. Methods In our study, we conducted mindfulness...