Brief mindfulness training for negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

MC Schumer, EK Lindsay… - Journal of consulting and …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Over the last 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in published
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of brief mindfulness training (from single-session …

Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners

KCR Fox, S Nijeboer, ML Dixon, JL Floman… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have begun to address how the brain's gray and white matter may be
shaped by meditation. This research is yet to be integrated, however, and two fundamental …

Focused attention meditation in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional functional MRI studies

S Ganesan, E Beyer, B Moffat, NT Van Dam… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Meditation trains the mind to focus attention towards an object or experience. Among
different meditation techniques, focused attention meditation is considered foundational for …

Hel** people by being in the present: Mindfulness increases prosocial behavior

AC Hafenbrack, LD Cameron, GM Spreitzer… - … Behavior and Human …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present research tested whether mindfulness, a state characterized by focused,
nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, increases prosocial behavior in the …

Metacognitive model of mindfulness

T Jankowski, P Holas - Consciousness and cognition, 2014 - Elsevier
Mindfulness training has proven to be an efficacious therapeutic tool for a variety of clinical
and nonclinical health problems and a booster of well-being. In this paper we propose a …

Mindfulness and emotion regulation—an fMRI study

J Lutz, U Herwig, S Opialla, A Hittmeyer… - Social cognitive and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Mindfulness—an attentive non-judgmental focus on present experiences—is increasingly
incorporated in psychotherapeutic treatments as a skill fostering emotion regulation …

Mindfulness meditation reduces guilt and prosocial reparation.

AC Hafenbrack, ML LaPalme, I Solal - Journal of Personality and …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
The present research investigates whether and how mindfulness meditation influences the
guilt-driven tendency to repair harm caused to others. Through a series of eight experiments …

Mindful attention to breath regulates emotions via increased amygdala–prefrontal cortex connectivity

A Doll, BK Hölzel, SM Bratec, CC Boucard, X **e… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Mindfulness practice is beneficial for emotion regulation; however, the neural mechanisms
underlying this effect are poorly understood. The current study focuses on effects of attention …

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 neuroscience of mindfulness: How mindfulness alters the brain and facilitates emotion regulation

MS Wheeler, DB Arnkoff, CR Glass - Mindfulness, 2017 - Springer
Here we present a survey of the current state of the neuroscience of mindfulness, integrating
it into a theoretical framework of emotion regulation and linking research to clinical practice …