State Effects of Two Forms of Meditation on Prefrontal EEG Asymmetry in Previously Depressed Individuals
Mindfulness March 1, 2010 Thorsten Barnhofer, Tobias Chittka, Helen Nightingale et al. 99 citations
We investigated state effects of two forms of meditation on electroencephalography prefrontal α-asymmetry, a global indicator of approach versus withdrawal motivation and related affective state. A clinical series of previously depressed individuals were guided to practice either mindfulness breathing meditation (N = 8) or a form of meditation directly aimed at cultivating positive affect,...