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Mechanisms of white matter changes induced by meditation
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Using diffusion tensor imaging, several recent studies have shown that training results in changes in white matter efficiency as measured by fractional anisotropy (FA). In our work, we found that a form of mindfulness meditation, integrative body-mind training (IBMT), improved FA in areas surrounding the anterior cingulate cortex after 4-wk training more than controls given relaxation training. Reductions in radial diffusivity (RD) have been interpreted as improved myelin but reductions in axial diffusivity (AD) involve other mechanisms, such as axonal density. We now report that after 4-wk training with IBMT, both RD and AD decrease accompanied by increased FA, indicating improved efficiency of white matter involves increased myelin as well as other axonal changes. However, 2-wk IBMT reduced AD, but not RD or FA, and improved moods. Our results demonstrate the time-course of white matter neuroplasticity in short-term meditation. This dynamic pattern of white matter change involving the anterior cingulate cortex, a part of the brain network related to self-regulation, could provide a means for intervention to improve or prevent mental disorders.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Tang, Y.-Y., Lu, Q., Fan, M., Yang, Y., & Posner, M. I.
- Affiliations
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Dalian University of Technology (CN)
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- University of Oregon (US)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2012-06-11
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 26
- Pages
- 10570-10574
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC3387117
- OpenAlex
- W1988224232
- Cited by
- 335
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 38.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21DA030066)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Keywords
- mindfulness meditation, white matter plasticity, fractional anisotropy, radial diffusivity, axial diffusivity, anterior cingulate cortex, myelination, axon density, mood, self-regulation, neuroplasticity
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Humans, Myelin Sheath, Meditation, Self Efficacy
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