Book Review - Altered Traits: Science Reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain and body
Ronald J Bonnstetter
NeuroRegulation September 29, 2018 DOI: 10.15540/nr.5.3.103 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Argues that meditation can lead to lasting changes in attention, emotional regulation, and brain function, but only with intensive, long-term practice; cautions against overstating benefits based on weak evidence. |
Abstract
A review of the book: Altered Traits: Science Reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain and body. By Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson.Penquin Random House, LLC, New York, NY,
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| 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 |