Meditation-state functional connectivity (msFC): strengthening of the dorsal attention network and beyond
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Meditation practice alters intrinsic resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) in the default mode network (DMN). However, little is known regarding the effects of meditation on other resting-state networks. The aim of current study was to investigate the effects of meditation experience and meditation-state functional connectivity (msFC) on multiple resting-state networks (RSNs). Meditation practitioners (MPs) performed two 5-minute scans, one during rest, one while meditating. A meditation naïve control group (CG) underwent one resting-state scan. Exploratory regression analyses of the relations between years of meditation practice and rsFC and msFC were conducted. During resting-state, MP as compared to CG exhibited greater rsFC within the Dorsal Attention Network (DAN). Among MP, meditation, as compared to rest, strengthened FC between the DAN and DMN and Salience network whereas it decreased FC between the DAN, dorsal medial PFC, and insula. Regression analyses revealed positive correlations between the number of years of meditation experience and msFC between DAN, thalamus, and anterior parietal sulcus, whereas negative correlations between DAN, lateral and superior parietal, and insula. These findings suggest that the practice of meditation strengthens FC within the DAN as well as strengthens the coupling between distributed networks that are involved in attention, self-referential processes, and affective response.
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Reduced anti-correlation between the DMN and TPN has been observed as a result of mindfulness meditation training and identified as the neural signature of Non-Dual Awareness.
“Interestingly, reduced anti-correlation between these antithetical networks has also been observed as a result of mindfulness meditation training (108, 125) and has been identified as the neural signature of Non-Dual Awareness, which is a type of mindfulness meditation similar to Dzogchen and Mahāmudrā Buddhism, aiming at dissolving the illusory subject-object dichotomy characterising ordinary con”
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The Results (§3.3; page not provided) report greater connectivity between dorsal attention network (DAN) and default mode network (DMN) nodes during meditation than at rest, which supports the direction of the cited claim. But this was a comparison of states in experienced practitioners, not a test of changes caused by mindfulness training; the paper also does not identify reduced anti-correlation as a neural signature of Non-Dual Awareness. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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- Authors
- Froeliger, B., Garland, E. L., Kozink, R. V., Modlin, L. A., Chen, N.-K., McClernon, F. J., Greeson, J. M., & Sobin, P.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Florida State University (US)
- Thousand Petals Yoga, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
- Corresponding author
- Froeliger, Brett
- ORCID
- Venue
- Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 2012
- Pages
- 1-9
- ISSN
- 1741-427X (ISSN-L)
- 1741-4288
- PMC
- PMC3320106
- OpenAlex
- W1976749464
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 4.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Rowan Digitals Works (Rowan University) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- DukeSpace (Duke University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS074045, DA026536Z, DA032517, DA023516, R00AT004945)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01NS074045, DA026536Z, DA032517, DA023516, R00AT004945)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (R01NS074045, DA026536Z, DA032517, DA023516, R00AT004945)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
- Keywords
- meditation, resting-state functional connectivity, dorsal attention network, default mode network, salience network, thalamus, insula, dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, network coupling
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