Effects of web-based mindfulness training on psychological outcomes, attention, and neuroplasticity

MG Mora Álvarez, BK Hölzel, B Bremer, M Wilhelm… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Mindfulness meditation training (MMT) reliably reduces stress and anxiety while also
improving attention. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Reflective and reflexive stress responses of older adults to three gaming experiences in relation to their cognitive abilities: mixed methods crossover study

N Khalili-Mahani, A Assadi, K Li, M Mirgholami… - JMIR mental …, 2020 - mental.jmir.org
Background: The gamification of digital health provisions for older adults (eg, for
rehabilitation) is a growing trend; however, many older adults are not familiar with digital …

Measuring a journey without goal: Meditation, spirituality, and physiology

H Buttle - BioMed research international, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The secular practice of meditation is associated with a range of physiological and cognitive
effects, including lower blood pressure, lower cortisol, cortical thickening, and activation of …

Experienced mindfulness meditators exhibit higher parietal-occipital EEG gamma activity during NREM sleep

F Ferrarelli, R Smith, D Dentico, BA Riedner, C Zennig… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Over the past several years meditation practice has gained increasing attention as a non-
pharmacological intervention to provide health related benefits, from promoting general …

Meditation and the brain–Neuronal correlates of mindfulness as assessed with near-infrared spectroscopy

F Gundel, J von Spee, S Schneider… - Psychiatry Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mindfulness meditation as a therapeutic intervention has been shown to have positive
effects on psychological problems such as depression, pain or anxiety disorders. In this …

The meditative mind: A comprehensive meta‐analysis of MRI studies

M Boccia, L Piccardi, P Guariglia - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade mind and body practices, such as yoga and meditation, have raised
interest in different scientific fields; in particular, the physiological mechanisms underlying …

The underlying anatomical correlates of long-term meditation: larger hippocampal and frontal volumes of gray matter

E Luders, AW Toga, N Lepore, C Gaser - Neuroimage, 2009 - Elsevier
Although the systematic study of meditation is still in its infancy, research has provided
evidence for meditation-induced improvements in psychological and physiological well …

8-week mindfulness based stress reduction induces brain changes similar to traditional long-term meditation practice–a systematic review

RA Gotink, R Meijboom, MW Vernooij, M Smits… - Brain and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective of the current study was to systematically review the evidence of the effect of
secular mindfulness techniques on function and structure of the brain. Based on areas …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical reorganization processes in meditation naïve participants induced by 7 weeks focused attention meditation training

L Lenhart, R Steiger, M Waibel, S Mangesius… - Behavioural Brain …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Based on the evidence that meditation is associated with numerous beneficial
effects on well-being and reduced stress-related symptoms, mindfulness-based techniques …

Resting state functional connectivity associated with Sahaja yoga meditation

A Barrós-Loscertales, SE Hernández, Y Xiao… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuroscience research has shown that meditation practices have effects on brain structure
and function. However, few studies have combined information on the effects on structure …