Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2019
D.G. Dyakov, A.I. Slonova
The aim of the article is to analyze the effectiveness of Mindfulness technology for the development of cognitive functions. Hypothesis — Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has an impact on the development of the cognitive processes of the subject in youth, with the most pronounced effect being observed in the increasing accuracy of attention. The authors carried out a formative...
International Journal of Yoga
2019
R. Soni, M. Muniyandi
Context: Reliable quantitative measure of meditation is still elusive. Although electroencephalogram (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) are known as quantitative measures of meditation, effects of meditation on EEG and HRV may well take long time as these measures are involuntarily controlled. Effect of mediation on respiration is well known; however, quantitative measures of respiration...
Frontiers in Psychology
2019
J Shashi Kiran Reddy, Sisir Roy
Owing to its benefits on various cognitive aspects, one's emotions, and well-being, meditation has drawn interest from several researchers and common public alike. We have different meditation practices associated with many cultures and traditions across the globe. Current literature suggests significant changes in the neural activity among the different practices of meditation, as each of...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2019
Paul Dennison
1 citation
The "neural correlates of consciousness" (NCC) is a familiar topic in neuroscience, overlapping with research on the brain's "default mode network." Task-based studies of NCC by their nature recruit one part of the cortical network to study another, and are therefore both limited and compromised in what they can reveal about consciousness itself. The form of consciousness explored in such...
2019
Maha N. Mian
Ayahuasca, a plant-based hallucinogen that serves as a spiritual medicine in South America, has improved depression in at least one placebo-controlled clinical trial. Case studies suggest that dramatic behavioral changes often follow the Ayahuasca ceremony, but most explanations of antidepressant effects focus on observed changes in mindfulness. The present study investigated if both...
Progress in Brain Research
2019
Tracy Brandmeyer, Arnaud Delorme, Helané Wahbeh
143 citations
Rising from its contemplative and spiritual traditions, the science of meditation has seen huge growth over the last 30 years. This chapter reviews the classifications, phenomenology, neural correlates, and mechanisms of meditation. Meditation classification types are still varied and largely subjective. Broader models to describe meditation practice along multidimensional parameters may...
Holistic Nursing Practice
2019
Elizabeth A. Fiske
17 citations
Reed's theory of self-transcendence describes relationships between vulnerability, self-transcendence, and well-being. Contemplative practices can promote self-transcendence and well-being, consistent with this theory. The central concepts of Reed's theory of self-transcendence are presented. Ways contemplative practices can be utilized to promote 1 or more dimensions of self-transcendence and...
Turkish Journal of Kinesiology
December 30, 2018
Seyed Mohammad Zadkhosh, Hassan Gharayagh Zandi̇, Rasool Hemayattalab
Nowadays, in athletic world exercise and physical practice are not only tools to achieve peak performance. In high level of athletic activities there are not so differences based on skilfulness and psychological differences determinant winner or loser. Athletes have to compete in anxiety situations and in reaction to these situations are experiencing excitement. Mindfulness and Neurofeedback...
The Journal of Psychology
December 28, 2018
Susan Sorensen, Stanley R. Steindl, Genevieve A. Dingle et al.
30 citations
Loving-kindness meditation (LKM), a meditative practice directing caring feelings toward self and others, is a popular, evidence-base approach to increasing well-being. Music listening is also a popular form of emotion regulation used to enhance well-being. This interdisciplinary study evaluated a novel intervention called Convergence-combining LKM with accompanying classical guitar music-and...
Trials
December 27, 2018
Christiane Baldus, Laura Mokros, Anne Daubmann et al.
Background: Current treatments for adolescents with substance use disorder (SUD) have had only limited success. In recent years, research has underlined the role of self-regulatory processes and impulsivity in the development and maintenance of SUD in adolescents. Mindfulness has gained much attention due to its capacity to influence self-regulatory processes, particularly in adult populations....