Meditation is a family of mental practices that encompasses a wide array of techniques
employing distinctive mental strategies. We systematically reviewed 78 functional …

Here, we review the neurophysiological and neuroimaging changes that mediation induces
in structural and functional MRI. The available evidence from structural studies suggests that …

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 …

Background: Older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) are at increased risk not
only for Alzheimer's disease, but for poor mental health, impaired sleep, and diminished …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an intensive 8-day
Samyama meditation program on the brain functional connectivity using resting-state …

Growing evidence suggests a bidirectional interaction between epileptic seizures and
psychological states, fuelling the interest in the development and application of …

Recent neuroimaging studies state that meditation increases regional cerebral blood flow
(rCBF) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The present study employed functional near infrared …

Women have been reported to be more vulnerable to the development, prognosis and
mortality of cardiovascular diseases, yet the understanding of the underlying mechanisms …

Objectives Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is one of the self-management relaxation
techniques that can be used in the general population and patients with specific issues …

Background Mantra (prolonged repetitive verbal utterance) is one of the most universal
mental practices in human culture. However, the underlying neuronal mechanisms that may …