Creating an Internal Environment of Cognitive and Psycho-Emotional Well-Being through an External Movement-Based Environment: An Overview of Quadrato Motor Training.
Antonio De Fano, Rotem Leshem, Tal Dotan Ben-Soussan
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health June 18, 2019 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122160 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Quadrato Motor Training (QMT) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Humans Emotions Mental health Cognition Physical activity Social environment Built environment Mindful movement |
| Key findings | Argues that improved cognitive and emotional functions associated with mental well-being can be achieved through an external, Mindful Movement-based environment training called Quadrato Motor Training (QMT), a structured sensorimotor program proposed to improve coordination, attention, and emotional well-being via behavioral, electrophysiological, neuroanatomical, and molecular changes. The authors contend that integrated training paradigms involving motion, emotion, and cognition can improve emotion regulation and adaptive behaviors, with implications for environmental research and public health. |
Abstract
In this overview, we discuss the internal and external environmental factors associated with cognitive and psycho-emotional well-being in the context of physical activity and Mindful Movement. Our key argument is that improved cognitive and emotional functions associated with mental well-being can be achieved by an external, Mindful Movement-based environment training called Quadrato Motor Training (QMT). QMT is a structured sensorimotor training program aimed at improving coordination, attention, and emotional well-being through behavioral, electrophysiological, neuroanatomical, and molecular changes. In accordance with this argument, we first describe the general neurobiological mechanisms underpinning emotional states and emotion regulation. Next, we review the relationships between QMT, positive emotional state, and increased emotion regulation, and discuss the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these relationships. We consider the relationships between motion, emotion, and cognition, and highlight the need for integrated training paradigms involving these three trajectories. Such training paradigms provide cognitively engaging exercises to improve emotion regulation, which in turn affects adaptive behaviors. Finally, we address the broader implications of improving cognitive and emotional functioning through Mindful Movement training for environmental research and public health.
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| 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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