Mindfulness
May 23, 2022
Evangelina Dominguez, Maria Casagrande, Antonino Raffone
12 citations
Abstract Objectives Autobiographical memory (AM) is linked to the construct of self, which is influenced by mindfulness training. Furthermore, both self-reference and AM can be affected by psychopathological conditions, such as depression. This article offers a critical review with a systematic search of the studies using different paradigms to investigate the effects of mindfulness training on...
Brain Imaging and Behavior
May 18, 2022
Michelle Kennedy, Abdalla Z Mohamed, Paul Schwenn et al.
Mindfulness training has been associated with improved attention and affect regulation in preadolescent children with anxiety related attention impairments, however little is known about the underlying neurobiology. This study sought to investigate the impact of mindfulness training on functional connectivity of attention and limbic brain networks in pre-adolescents. A total of 47 children with...
HUMAN Review International Humanities Review / Revista Internacional de Humanidades
May 9, 2022
Antonio Duarte
Following the Peirce’s proposal drawn in the Neglected Argument, here we focus on the equivalence, from the generative and methodological point of view, of what we will call the religious and scientific abductive experiences. To articulate these connections, we also rely on William James's Gifford Lectures (1901-1902) collected under the title The Varieties of Religious Experience. Moreover, we...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
April 30, 2022
ASV Prasad
preprint
Dreams are virtual repetitions during sleep, of what we perceive and act, in reality, when we are awake. The basis of wakeful state, is due to the sensory inputs from the sensory organs (through the ascending tracts) and the motor output from the respective brain centres (through the descending tracks), as well as, due to the activated ascending reticular activating system. (ARAS) and the...
Neuroimage
April 25, 2022
Manesh Girn, Leor Roseman, Boris C. Bernhardt et al.
112 citations
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin are serotonergic psychedelic compounds with potential in the treatment of mental health disorders. Past neuroimaging investigations have revealed that both compounds can elicit significant changes to whole-brain functional organization and dynamics. A recent proposal linked past findings into a unified model and hypothesized reduced whole-brain...
The Scientific Journal of Cosmointel
April 16, 2022
M. Taheri, Fateme Modarresi-Asem, Farid Semsarha
Mind-body interaction and its manifestations at the brain level have been studied extensively in the field of consciousness research. Faradarmani Consciousness Field was founded and introduced by Mohammad Ali Taheri and is a method of connecting with the Cosmic Consciousness Network (CCN) through the human mind and the brain has a detective role in this process. As a result of this connection,...
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
March 21, 2022
Andrea Zaccaro, Andrea Piarulli, Lorenza Melosini et al.
32 citations
The modulatory effect of nasal respiration on integrative brain functions and hence consciousness has recently been unambiguously demonstrated. This effect is sustained by the olfactory epithelium mechanical sensitivity complemented by the existence of massive projections between the olfactory bulb and the prefrontal cortex. However, studies on slow nasal breathing (SNB) in the context of...
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
March 3, 2022
Varun Malhotra, Danish Javed, Santosh Wakode et al.
Background: Kapalbhati is a fast pace respiratory exercise or pranayam, which is supposed to be practiced by yogis to clean their brain. Pranayamas are well known to improve heart rate variability (HRV) ultimately leading to better autonomic functions. Other studies have observed the immediate effect of kapalbhati on various neurological (brain and spine) and autonomic functions, but their...
Anthropology of Consciousness
March 1, 2022
Lewis Mehl‐Madrona, Barbara Mainguy
AbstractThe narrative template is the form into which consciousness populates its memories and assembles a coherent self. A specific brain circuit exists to create and comprehend story. This circuit generates simulations or small stories, mostly about the important people in our lives and about ourselves. A salience network helps us switch between story brain and central‐executive function or...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
February 22, 2022
Idil Sezer, Diego A. Pizzagalli, Matthew D. Sacchet
206 citations
This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness and experiential acceptance, and relies on attention control, self-awareness, and emotion regulation. We integrate studies of functional connectivity and (1) trait mindfulness and (2) mindfulness meditation...