Hölzel, Britta K.

How does mindfulness meditation work? Proposing mechanisms of action from a conceptual and neural perspective

Hölzel, B. K., Lazar, S. W., Gard, T., Schuman-Olivier, Z., Vago, D. R., & Ott, U. (2011) · Perspectives on Psychological Science

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

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The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation

Tang, Y.-Y., Hölzel, B. K., & Posner, M. I. (2015) · Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsMind wandering and attention

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Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density

Hölzel, B. K., Carmody, J., Vangel, M., Congleton, C., Yerramsetti, S. M., Gard, T., & Lazar, S. W. (2011) · Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Cited by 1,914

Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala

Hölzel, B. K., Carmody, J., Evans, K. C., Hoge, E. A., Dusek, J. A., Morgan, L., Pitman, R. K., & Lazar, S. W. (2010) · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Stress Responses and CortisolMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

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Investigation of mindfulness meditation practitioners with voxel-based morphometry

Hölzel, B. K., Ott, U., Gard, T., Hempel, H., Weygandt, M., Morgen, K., & Vaitl, D. (2008) · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Cited by 542

Differential engagement of anterior cingulate and adjacent medial frontal cortex in adept meditators and non-meditators

Hölzel, B. K., Ott, U., Hempel, H., Hackl, A., Wolf, K., Stark, R., & Vaitl, D. (2007) · Neuroscience Letters

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsMind wandering and attention

Cited by 535

Moving beyond mindfulness: defining equanimity as an outcome measure in meditation and contemplative research

Desbordes, G., Gard, T., Hoge, E. A., Hölzel, B. K., Kerr, C., Lazar, S. W., Olendzki, A., & Vago, D. R. (2015) · Mindfulness

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 505

The potential effects of meditation on age-related cognitive decline: a systematic review.

Gard, T., Hölzel, B. K., & Lazar, S. W. (2014) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 363

Neural mechanisms of symptom improvements in generalized anxiety disorder following mindfulness training

Hölzel, B. K., Hoge, E. A., Greve, D. N., Gard, T., Creswell, J. D., Brown, K. W., Barrett, L. F., Schwartz, C., Vaitl, D., & Lazar, S. W. (2013) · NeuroImage: Clinical

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Cited by 281

Effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on body awareness in patients with chronic pain and comorbid depression

de Jong, M., Lazar, S. W., Hug, K., Mehling, W. E., Hölzel, B. K., Sack, A. T., Peeters, F., Ashih, H., Mischoulon, D., & Gard, T. (2016) · Frontiers in Psychology

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

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Mindfulness is associated with intrinsic functional connectivity between default mode and salience networks

Doll, A., Hölzel, B. K., Boucard, C. C., Wohlschläger, A. M., & Sorg, C. (2015) · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

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Effects of a yoga-based intervention for young adults on quality of life and perceived stress: the potential mediating roles of mindfulness and self-compassion

Gard, T., Brach, N., Hölzel, B. K., Noggle, J. J., Conboy, L. A., & Lazar, S. W. (2012) · The Journal of Positive Psychology

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

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Change in Brainstem Gray Matter Concentration Following a Mindfulness-Based Intervention is Correlated with Improvement in Psychological Well-Being

Singleton, O., Hölzel, B. K., Vangel, M., Brach, N., Carmody, J., & Lazar, S. W. (2014) · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 110

Traits and states in mindfulness meditation

Tang, Y.-Y., Hölzel, B. K., & Posner, M. I. (2016) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsMind wandering and attention

Cited by 73

Common and Dissociable Neural Activity After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Response Programs

Sevinc, G., Hölzel, B. K., Hashmi, J., Greenberg, J., McCallister, A., Treadway, M., Schneider, M. L., Dusek, J. A., Carmody, J., & Lazar, S. W. (2018) · Psychosomatic Medicine

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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Effects of Mindfulness Training on Emotion Regulation in Patients With Depression: Reduced Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Activation Indexes Early Beneficial Changes

Barnhofer, T., Reess, T. J., Fissler, M., Winnebeck, E., Grimm, S., Gärtner, M., Fan, Y., Huntenburg, J. M., Schroeter, T. A., Gummersbach, M., et al. (2021) · Psychosomatic Medicine

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

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