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Mindfulness-based training attenuates insula response to an aversive interoceptive challenge.

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Haase, Lori, Thom, Nate J., Shukla, Akanksha, Davenport, Paul W., Simmons, Alan N., Stanley, Elizabeth A., Paulus, Martin P., Johnson, Douglas C.·2016·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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Neuroimaging studies of mindfulness training (MT) modulate anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and insula among other brain regions, which are important for attentional control, emotional regulation and interoception. Inspiratory breathing load (IBL) is an experimental approach to examine how an individual responds to an aversive stimulus. Military personnel are at increased risk for cognitive, emotional and physiological compromise as a consequence of prolonged exposure to stressful environments and, therefore, may benefit from MT. This study investigated whether MT modulates neural processing of interoceptive distress in infantry marines scheduled to undergo pre-deployment training and deployment to Afghanistan. Marines were divided into two groups: individuals who received training as usual (control) and individuals who received an additional 20-h mindfulness-based mind fitness training (MMFT). All subjects completed an IBL task during functional magnetic resonance imaging at baseline and post-MMFT training. Marines who underwent MMFT relative to controls demonstrated a significant attenuation of right anterior insula and ACC during the experience of loaded breathing. These results support the hypothesis that MT changes brain activation such that individuals process more effectively an aversive interoceptive stimulus. Thus, MT may serve as a training technique to modulate the brain's response to negative interoceptive stimuli, which may help to improve resilience.

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  • The insula is associated with greater dispositional mindfulness, and mindfulness is linked with increased cortical thickness in the aINS.

    “The insula is associated with greater dispositional mindfulness (Creswell et al., 2007; Murakami et al., 2012; Haase et al., 2016), and studies have consistently shown that mindfulness is linked with increased cortical thickness in the aINS (Farb et al., 2007, 2013, 2015; Paulus et al., 2011; Haase et al., 2016).”

    From Mindfulness, Interoception, and the Body: A Contemporary Perspective (2019) · cites this paper as Haase et al., 2016

    The discussion (VAS Pleasantness: Main Effect of Group; page unavailable) reports increased cortical thickness in experienced meditators, but does not locate that increase in the anterior insula. The Group-by-time interaction results (page unavailable) link mindfulness training to anterior-insula activity during a breathing challenge, not to greater dispositional mindfulness; they report attenuated activation after training. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Controlled, rhythmic breathing provides a stream of sensory information that has an affective component.

    “Controlled, rhythmic breathing provides a stream of sensory information that has an affective component (Davenport and Vovk, 2009; Haase et al., 2016).”

    From Mindfulness, Interoception, and the Body: A Contemporary Perspective (2019) · cites this paper as Haase et al., 2016

  • Attenuation of right anterior insula and ACC is related to loaded breathing task.

    “Attenuation of the right anterior insula and ACC was related to the loaded breathing task (Haase et al., 2014).”

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Authors
Haase, L., Thom, N. J., Shukla, A., Davenport, P. W., Simmons, A. N., Stanley, E. A., Paulus, M. P., & Johnson, D. C.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Naval Health Research Center (US)
  • University of Florida (US)
  • Georgetown University (US)
Venue
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Published
2014-04-08
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
182-190
ISSN
  • 1749-5016 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-5024
OpenAlex
W2108033418
Cited by
124
References
94
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 7
FWCI
9.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Office of Naval Research
  • National Institute of Mental Health (T32-MH018399-26, MH018399, T32MH018399)
  • Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords
mindfulness training, insula, anterior cingulate cortex, interoception, emotion regulation, attentional control, military personnel, pre-deployment training, deployment stress, resilience
MeSH terms
Self-Control, Arousal, Attention, Cerebral Cortex, Dominance, Cerebral, Emotions, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Military Personnel, Nerve Net, Resilience, Psychological, Young Adult, Mindfulness, Interoception

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