Mindfulness
November 12, 2021
Maria Engström, Johan Willander, Rozalyn Simon
21 citations
Abstract Objectives As meditation is increasingly employed for the promotion of good health, there is a growing interest in using neuroimaging methods to investigate the neural mechanisms by which meditation acts. In the wake of this rising interest, criticism regarding the lack of clarity concerning theory, definitions, and taxonomy, as well as deficient or poorly reported methodology, has...
May 22, 2017
Rozalyn Simon, Johan Pihlsgård, Ulrika Berglind et al.
Within the field of neuroimaging, the discovery of a constellation of brain regions silently active when we are “resting” has provided a new view into the elusive effects of meditative practice. This network, called the default mode network (DMN), has been shown by functional neuroimaging to be active when an individual is at rest. Meta-analyses of the fMRI neurocorrelates of meditation have...
Frontiers in Psychology
2015
Rozalyn Simon, Maria Engström
The default mode network (DMN) is a group of anatomically separate regions in the brain found to have synchronized patterns of activation in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Mentation associated with the DMN includes processes such as mind wandering, autobiographical memory, self-reflective thought, envisioning the future, and considering the perspective of others. Abnormalities in...
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
December 1, 2010
Maria Engström, Johan Pihlsgård, Peter Lundberg et al.
The objective of the present study was to investigate whether moderately experienced meditators activate hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex during silent mantra meditation, as has been observed in earlier studies on subjects with several years of practice. Subjects with less than 2 years of meditation practice according to the Kundalini yoga or Acem tradition were examined by functional...
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
May 1, 2010
Maria Engström, Birgitta Söderfeldt
66 citations
OBJECTIVES: B.L. is a Tibetan Buddhist with many years of compassion meditation practice. During meditation B.L. uses a technique to generate a feeling of love and compassion while reciting a mantra. The aim of the present study was to investigate the neural correlates of compassion meditation in 1 experienced meditator. METHODS: B.L. was examined by functional magnetic resonance imaging during...