Tools of the trade: theory and method in mindfulness neuroscience.
Yi-Yuan Tang, Michael I Posner
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience October 18, 2012 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss112 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Brain Humans Awareness Attention Neurosciences Research design Functional neuroimaging |
| Key findings | Argues that mindfulness neuroscience, an emerging field integrating Eastern contemplative traditions with Western psychology and neuroscience, faces key theoretical and methodological challenges in empirical study, and proposes suggestions for overcoming these challenges. |
Abstract
Mindfulness neuroscience is an emerging research field that investigates the underlying mechanisms of different mindfulness practices, different stages and different states of practice as well as different effects of practice over the lifespan. Mindfulness neuroscience research integrates theory and methods from eastern contemplative traditions, western psychology and neuroscience, and from neuroimaging techniques, physiological measures and behavioral tests. We here review several key theoretical and methodological challenges in the empirical study of mindfulness neuroscience and provide suggestions for overcoming these challenges.
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| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
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