Meditation: all studies (page 399) - The Consciousness Library

Neuromodulation and meditation: A review and synthesis toward promoting well-being and understanding consciousness and brain.

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews August 1, 2024 Kilian Abellaneda-Pérez, Ruby M. Potash, Á. Pascual-Leone et al.

The neuroscience of meditation is providing insight into meditation's beneficial effects on well-being and informing understanding of consciousness. However, further research is needed to explicate mechanisms linking brain activity and meditation. Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) presents a promising approach for causally investigating neural mechanisms of meditation. Prior NIBS-meditation...

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105862 Full text

Pattern Theory of Selflessness: How Meditation May Transform the Self-Pattern

Mindfulness August 1, 2024 Aviva Berkovich-Ohana, Kirk Warren Brown, Shaun Gallagher et al. 22 citations

Abstract For many centuries, scholars and philosophers from wisdom traditions in different cultures have reported and discussed non-self states of consciousness. These states can be both short-term (state, transitory) and long-term (trait, lasting) conditions. However, in psychology, the importance of a healthy self is usually emphasized, and some theorists have dismissed the idea of “selfless”...

DOI: 10.1007/s12671-024-02418-2 Full text Meditation Mindfulness Psychotherapist Public health +3

The effectiveness of taught, self-help mindfulness-based interventions on Chinese adolescents' well-being, mental health, prosocial and difficult behavior, and coping strategy.

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being August 1, 2024 Wanying Zhou, Ros Mclellan 13 citations

Despite China's enduring historical connection with mindfulness and the growing recognition of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in Western education, mindfulness remains relatively underexplored in the Chinese education system. This study addresses the scarcity of resources and certified instructors in China by assessing the effectiveness of MBIs in both taught and self-help forms in...

DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12517 Full text Mindfulness Chinese schools Adolescents Prosocial behavior +2

The effect of mindfulness-based interventions on mental health outcomes and wellbeing of informal caregivers of people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing August 1, 2024 Xiaofeng Zhang, Huilin Ren, Caixia Wang et al. 8 citations

The increasing prevalence of mental illness has resulted in a growing burden on informal caregivers. Mindfulness-based interventions, as a form of psychotherapy, have shown efficacy in alleviating psychological stress and enhancing emotional and physical well-being. However, the utilisation of mindfulness-based interventions for informal caregivers of individuals with mental illness remains...

DOI: 10.1111/inm.13295 Full text Mindfulness Informal caregivers Mental health Mental illness +1

A brief mindfulness-based intervention for stress, pain, emotion and attention regulation in military service members with mild traumatic brain injury.

Journal of Clinical Psychology August 1, 2024 William K Macnulty, Jay M Uomoto, Seattle M Peterson 3 citations

The primary aim of this study was to conduct an open pilot clinical trial of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for persistent postconcussion symptoms that occur after mild traumatic brain injury in military service members. For many service members, operational tempo and other time constraints may prevent them from completing a standard mindfulness-based stress reduction course. Thus, this...

DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23699 Full text Mindfulness Attention regulation Chronic pain Military +2

Is mindfulness practice "at risk" of increasing spirituality? Systematic review and critical analysis of a claimed effect.

L'Encephale August 1, 2024 Fabrice Berna, Amaury C Mengin, Philippe Huguelet et al. 7 citations

Mindfulness meditation has gained prominence in somatic and psychiatric care in several countries including France. Studies have shown its effectiveness in various conditions, in particular the prevention of depressive relapses. However, there are criticisms and concerns about its potential links to Buddhism and spirituality, raising issues of secularism and sectarianism. This issue is...

DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2023.11.013 Full text Mbct Mbsr Dérives sectaires Mental health +6

Improving Prefrontal Oxygenation and Cardiac Autonomic Activity Following Meditation: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study.

Cureus August 1, 2024 Sushanta Mohanty, Deepeshwar Singh, Amit Singh et al. 1 citation

The empirical evidence explicitly demonstrates that meditation practice enhances both brain functions and mental well-being. A meditative relaxation approach called the mind sound resonance technique (MSRT) has shown promising effects on children, adolescents, and people with psychological illnesses. This study aimed to investigate the effects of MSRT practice on brain hemodynamics, heart rate...

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65978 Full text Meditation Brain imaging Heart rate variability Hemodynamic responses +1

A virtuous cycle between meaning in daily life and state mindfulness as well as the unique role of depression among young adults: A diary study.

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being August 1, 2024 Yangyu Lian, Wenrui Zhang, Ting He et al. 1 citation

The positive association between meaning in life (MIL) and mindfulness has been supported; however, previous research has been limited to the trait level. To explore the dynamics of mindfulness and MIL in the state level, the present study used the experience sampling method (ESM) and conducted a dynamic structural equation model (DSEM). In addition, we examined the moderation of baseline...

DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12535 Full text Depression Diary study State mindfulness

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for fibromyalgia patients: The role of pain cognitions as mechanisms of change.

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice August 1, 2024 Renen Taub, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Lee Frumer et al. 7 citations

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a pain condition characterized by physical and psychological difficulties. This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on FM patients and identify the role of two pain cognitions: psychological inflexibility in pain (PIPS) and pain catastrophizing (PCS), as mechanisms of change. 95 FM patients (Mean ± SD:...

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101860 Full text Fibromyalgia Pain cognitions Psychotherapy Rct +1

Mindfulness Meditation Training Reduces Gaming Cravings by Reshaping the Functional Connectivity Between the Default Mode Network and Executive Control-Related Brain Regions.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging August 1, 2024 Xuefeng Xu, Xuefeng Ma, Haosen Ni et al. 14 citations

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) can lead to psychological problems and cause behavioral problems in individuals. Traditional interventions have been ineffective in treating IGD. Meanwhile, mindfulness meditation (MM) is an emerging method that has proven to be effective for treating psychiatric disorders. In this study, MM was used to intervene in IGD and to explore its neural mechanism. Eighty...

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.04.011 Full text Default mode network Executive control network Functional connectivity Internet gaming disorder +1

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