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ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2015

The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation.

Yi-Yuan Tang, Britta K Hölzel, Michael I Posner

6 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 6 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 939 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03842670 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Neurocognitive and Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Change Following Psychological

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of New MexicoRan2018 to 2025Enrolled110ConditionsAlcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol DependenceArmsCognitive Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention
NCT05026541 completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Resilience to Sleep Deprivation and Changes in Sleep Architecture in Shoonya Meditators

TypeobservationalSponsorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterRan2022 to 2026Enrolled72ConditionsSleep, Sleep Deprivation, Cognitive ChangeArmsNap Practitioners, Shoonya Meditation
NCT05418608 phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Novel in Vivo Synaptic Imaging in Experienced Meditators

TypeinterventionalSponsorYale UniversityRan2022 to 2024Enrolled40ConditionsBehavior, HealthArmsRadiotracer
NCT05516355 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Psychological and Neurobiological Impact of a Retreat Based on Mindfulness and Compassion for Stress Reduction.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Complutense de MadridRan2022 to 2022Enrolled49ConditionsMindfulness, Compassion, Psychophysiologic Reaction, Psychological DistressArmsMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Compassion Cultivation Training
NCT05911412 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Development of the Neuroimaging Biomarker-based Prediction Model of Anxiety-related Disorders and Novel Treatment Strategies: Effect of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Using Neuroscience on the Brain

TypeinterventionalSponsorCHA UniversityRan2023 to 2025Enrolled64ConditionsAnxiety DepressionArmsMindfulness-based cognitive therapy using neuroscience (NMBCT)
NCT06433544 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Evaluating the Effects of Online Mindfulness Therapy on Pandemic Fatigue and Resilience Among Nurses in COVID-19 Quarantine Wards

TypeinterventionalSponsorChimei Medical CenterRan2022 to 2023Enrolled60ConditionsMindfulness, Nurses in COVID-19, Pandemic Fatigue, ResilienceArms6-week online mindfulness course
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

939 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Self-Soothing Touch Reduces Momentary Stress, Fatigue, and Loneliness Comparable to Brief Meditation: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026
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879 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yi-Yuan Tang1] Department of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA. [2] Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA. [3].
Britta K Hölzel1] Department of Neuroradiology, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany. [2] Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA. [3].
Michael I PosnerDepartment of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research over the past two decades broadly supports the claim that mindfulness meditation - practiced widely for the reduction of stress and promotion of health - exerts beneficial effects on physical and mental health, and cognitive performance. Recent neuroimaging studies have begun to uncover the brain areas and networks that mediate these positive effects. However, the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear, and it is apparent that more methodologically rigorous studies are required if we are to gain a full understanding of the neuronal and molecular bases of the changes in the brain that accompany mindfulness meditation.

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BrainHumansMeditationMindfulnessStress, Psychological

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PMID25783612

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