Objectives This study aimed to identify historical developments, active research areas, and
emerging trends within scientific literature on mindfulness published so far, using …

Initiating and maintaining behavior change is key to the prevention and treatment of most
preventable chronic medical and psychiatric illnesses. The cultivation of mindfulness …

This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional
connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness …

Emotional intelligence constitutes an important 21st century skill that impacts positively
several areas of everyday life. It contains competencies that enhance the ability of other …

Executive summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an exponential
advance from the Millennium Development Goals, with a substantially broader agenda …

Objective Mindfulness disposition is associated with various psychological factors and
prevents emotional distress in chronic diseases. In the present study, we analyzed the key …

Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Background: The psycho-physiological changes in brain-body interaction observed in most
of meditative and relaxing practices rely on voluntary slowing down of breath frequency …

Drug consumption is driven by a drug's pharmacological effects, which are experienced as
rewarding, and is influenced by genetic, developmental, and psychosocial factors that …

Empathy is an integral part of socioemotional well-being, but recent research has
highlighted some of its downsides. Here we examine literature that establishes when, how …