Buddha's Brain: Neuroplasticity and Meditation [In the Spotlight]
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The term neuroplasticity is used to describe the brain changes that occur in response to experience. This article examines the changes in the brain that occur during different styles of meditation practice.
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The health benefits of meditation are still under active research but not in general dispute.
“The health benefits of meditation are something still under active research but not in general dispute.”
From Chinese Yangsheng: Self-help and Self-image (2012) · cites this paper as Davidson and Lutz 2008
The Future Work section describes ongoing research into meditation-related changes and refers to increased well-being as a possible outcome. The paper also reports improvements in attention, but it does not establish that meditation’s health benefits generally are beyond dispute. (LLM, conf=0.83)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIt has been proposed that the broad therapeutic effects of mindfulness meditation are mediated by strengthening prefrontal attention and emotion regulation systems.
“It has been proposed that the broad therapeutic effects of mindfulness meditation are mediated by strengthening prefrontal attention and emotion regulation systems (Chambers et al., 2009; Creswell et al., 2007; Davidson & Lutz, 2008; Hofmann & Asmundson, 2008; Teasdale et al., 1995; Way et al., 2010).”
From Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Improves Emotional Reactivity to Social Stress: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial (2012) · cites this paper as Davidson & Lutz, 2008
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- Authors
- Davidson, R. J., & Lutz, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- ORCID
- Davidson, Richard J.
- Venue
- IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 176-174
- ISSN
- 1053-5888 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-0792
- PMC
- PMC2944261
- OpenAlex
- W2039745446
- Cited by
- 292
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 12.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- IEEE Signal Processing Magazine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5u01at002114-03)
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (U01-AT002114)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P30HD003352)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Keywords
- neuroplasticity, meditation, brain changes
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