Resting-state fMRI functional connectivity and mindfulness in clinical and non-clinical contexts: A review and synthesis

I Sezer, DA Pizzagalli, MD Sacchet - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional
connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness …

Mindfulness-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: a review of the treatment literature and neurobiological evidence

JE Boyd, RA Lanius, MC McKinnon - Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 2018‏ - jpn.ca
Mindfulness-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have emerged as
promising adjunctive or alternative intervention approaches. A sco** review of the …

Mindfulness meditation increases default mode, salience, and central executive network connectivity

B Bremer, Q Wu, MG Mora Álvarez, BK Hölzel… - Scientific reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Recent research has begun to identify the neural mechanisms underlying the beneficial
impact of mindfulness meditation training (MMT) on health and cognition. However, little is …

A network-based neurobiological model of PTSD: evidence from structural and functional neuroimaging studies

TJ Akiki, CL Averill, CG Abdallah - Current psychiatry reports, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Although a fine-grained understanding of the neurobiology of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is yet to be elucidated, the last two decades have seen …

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] Novel pharmacological targets in drug development for the treatment of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders

SB Sartori, N Singewald - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Current medication for anxiety disorders is suboptimal in terms of efficiency and tolerability,
highlighting the need for improved drug treatments. In this review an overview of drugs …

Mindfulness meditation and psychopathology

J Wielgosz, SB Goldberg, TRA Kral… - Annual review of …, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
Mindfulness meditation is increasingly incorporated into mental health interventions, and
theoretical concepts associated with it have influenced basic research on psychopathology …

Prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and threat processing: implications for PTSD

M Alexandra Kredlow, RJ Fenster, ES Laurent… - …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Posttraumatic stress disorder can be viewed as a disorder of fear dysregulation. An
abundance of research suggests that the prefrontal cortex is central to fear processing—that …

[HTML][HTML] The role of dlPFC laterality in the expression and regulation of anxiety

LK White, W Makhoul, M Teferi, YI Sheline… - …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder. Therefore, elucidating brain
mechanisms implicated in anxiety disorders is important avenue for develo** novel …

Neural contributors to trauma resilience: a review of longitudinal neuroimaging studies

AR Roeckner, KI Oliver, LAM Lebois… - Translational …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Resilience in the face of major life stressors is changeable over time and with experience.
Accordingly, differing sets of neurobiological factors may contribute to an adaptive stress …