ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2019
The Immediate and Sustained Positive Effects of Meditation on Resilience Are Mediated by Changes in the Resting Brain.
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Preoperative Mindfulness Meditation for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Study
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
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- Role of meditation on the essence of self in the psychological profile, quality of life and lifestyle - a comparative study.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Beneficial effects of mindfulness-based intervention on hippocampal volumes and episodic memory for childhood adversity survivors.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2024Article
- Childhood adversity severity modulates the associations between adaptive psychological changes and amygdala volumetric changes in response to behavioral interventions.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2024Article
- Associations between mindfulness and non-restorative sleep: the roles of resilience and handgrip.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- Hostage negotiator resilience: A phenomenological study of awe.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Mindfulness and negative emotions among Chinese college students: chain mediation effect of rumination and resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The Value of Contemplative Practices: A Mixed Methods Approach Exploring Associations between Resilience and Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Resting-state fMRI functional connectivity and mindfulness in clinical and non-clinical contexts: A review and synthesis.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2022Review
- Beyond the veil of duality-topographic reorganization model of meditation.Neuroscience of consciousness · 2022Review
- Transforming Practice with HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences).Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
While recent studies have explored the maintenance of the effect of meditation on stress resilience, the underlying neural mechanisms have not yet been investigated. The present study conducted a highly controlled residential study of a 4-day meditation intervention to investigate the brain functional changes and long-term effects of meditation on mindfulness and resilience. Thirty participants in meditation practice and 17 participants in a relaxation retreat (control group) underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans at baseline and post-intervention and completed the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale (CAMS) and Resilience Quotient Test (RQT) at baseline, post-intervention, and the 3-month follow-up. All participants showed increased CAMS and RQT scores post-intervention, but only the meditation group sustained the enhancement after 3 months. Resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) between the left rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) and the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), precuneus, and angular gyrus was significantly increased post-intervention in the meditation group compared with the relaxation group. The changes in rACC-dmPFC rsFC mediated the relationship between the changes in the CAMS and RQT scores and correlated with the changes in the RQT score both immediately and at 3 months post-intervention. Our findings suggest that increased rACC-dmPFC rsFC
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