Results 1 - 10
of
26
Reviewed by:
, 2012
"... doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00018 Regular, brief mindfulness meditation practice improves electrophysiological markers of attentional control ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 11 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00018 Regular, brief mindfulness meditation practice improves electrophysiological markers of attentional control
MINDFULNESS AT WORK
"... In this chapter, we argue that state and trait mindfulness and mindfulness-based practices in the workplace should enhance employee outcomes. First, we review the existing literature on mindfulness, provide a brief history and definition of the construct, and discuss its beneficial effects on physic ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 8 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
In this chapter, we argue that state and trait mindfulness and mindfulness-based practices in the workplace should enhance employee outcomes. First, we review the existing literature on mindfulness, provide a brief history and definition of the construct, and discuss its beneficial effects on physical and psychological health. Second, we delineate a model of the mental and neurobiological processes by which mindfulness and mindfulness-based practices improve self-regulation of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, linking them to both performance and employee well-being in the workplace. We especially focus on the power of mindfulness, via improved self-regulation, to enhance social relationships in the workplace, make employees more resilient in the face of challenges, and increase task performance. Third, we outline controversies, questions, and challenges that surround the study of mindfulness, paying special attention to the implications of unresolved issues for understanding the effects of mindfulness at work. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our propositions for organizations and employees and offer some recommendations for future research on mindfulness in the workplace.
Reviewed by:
, 2012
"... doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00292 Effects of mindful-attention and compassion meditation training on amygdala response to emotional stimuli in an ordinary, non-meditative state ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 1 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00292 Effects of mindful-attention and compassion meditation training on amygdala response to emotional stimuli in an ordinary, non-meditative state
Mindfulness Training in High Stress Professions: Strengthening Attention and Resilience
"... A key feature of psychological health is resilience. Resilience has been described as the ability to overcome stress and maintain an effective level of appropriate behavior or performance when confronted by challenges (Staal, Bolton, Yaroush, & Bourne, 2008). The benefits of resilience apply acr ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 1 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
A key feature of psychological health is resilience. Resilience has been described as the ability to overcome stress and maintain an effective level of appropriate behavior or performance when confronted by challenges (Staal, Bolton, Yaroush, & Bourne, 2008). The benefits of resilience apply across a wide variety of high stress professional environments. An extreme context capable of inducing stress is military combat where resilience literally can mean the difference between life and death. Many business, legal, and medical professionals experience situations that elicit a strong stress response and trigger the same physiological pathways as the life or death stressors encountered by military service members. Moreover, high stress professions can transmit maladaptive responses to challenging situ-ations to students training to become business, military, and community leaders, as well as lawyers and physicians. Yet most educational settings and professional development programs geared to high stress professionals do not offer structured guidance on how to cultivate resilience to stress and trauma. In this chapter, we explore the construct of resilience from a cognitive
Shifting brain asymmetry: the link between meditation and structural lateralization
- Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
, 2014
"... Previous studies have revealed an increased fractional anisotropy and greater thickness in the anterior parts of the corpus callosum in meditation practitioners compared with control subjects. Altered callosal features may be associated with an altered inter-hemispheric integration and the degree of ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 1 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
Previous studies have revealed an increased fractional anisotropy and greater thickness in the anterior parts of the corpus callosum in meditation practitioners compared with control subjects. Altered callosal features may be associated with an altered inter-hemispheric integration and the degree of brain asymmetry may also be shifted in meditation practitioners. Therefore, we investigated differences in gray matter asymmetry as well as correlations between gray matter asymmetry and years of meditation practice in 50 long-term meditators and 50 controls. We detected a decreased rightward asymmetry in the precuneus in meditators compared with controls. In addition, we observed that a stronger leftward asymmetry near the posterior intraparietal sulcus was positively associated with the number of meditation practice years. In a further exploratory analysis, we observed that a stronger rightward asymmetry in the pregenual cingulate cortex was negatively associated with the number of practice years. The group difference within the precuneus, as well as the positive correlations with meditation years in the pregenual cingulate cortex, suggests an adaptation of the default mode network in meditators. The positive correlation between meditation practice years and asymmetry near the posterior intraparietal sulcus may suggest that meditation is accompanied by changes in attention processing.
Metacognitive model of mindfulness
- Consciousness and cognition
, 2014
"... a b s t r a c t Mindfulness training has proven to be an efficacious therapeutic tool for a variety of clinical and nonclinical health problems and a booster of well-being. In this paper we propose a multi-level metacognitive model of mindfulness. We postulate and discuss following hypothesis: (1) ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 1 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
a b s t r a c t Mindfulness training has proven to be an efficacious therapeutic tool for a variety of clinical and nonclinical health problems and a booster of well-being. In this paper we propose a multi-level metacognitive model of mindfulness. We postulate and discuss following hypothesis: (1) mindfulness is related to the highest level of metacognition; (2) mindfulness depends on dynamic cooperation of three main components of the metacognition (metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive experiences and metacognitive skills); (3) a mindful meta-level is always conscious while the other meta-cognitive processes can occur implicitly; (4) intentionally practiced mindfulness decreases dissociations between awareness and meta-awareness; (5) components of mindful meta-level develop and change during continuous practice. The current model is discussed in the light of empirical data and other theoretical approaches to mindfulness concept. We believe that presented model provides some helpful avenues for future research and theoretical investigations into mindfulness and the mechanisms of its actions.
1 The Effect of Meditation on Brain Structure: Cortical Thickness Mapping and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Running title: Meditation Effects on Brain Structure
"... D ow nloaded from 2 A convergent line of neuroscientific evidence suggests that meditation alters the functional and structural plasticity of distributed neural processes underlying attention and emotion. The purpose of this study was to examine the brain structural differences between a well-matche ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
D ow nloaded from 2 A convergent line of neuroscientific evidence suggests that meditation alters the functional and structural plasticity of distributed neural processes underlying attention and emotion. The purpose of this study was to examine the brain structural differences between a well-matched sample of long-term meditators and controls. We employed whole-brain cortical thickness analysis, based on magnetic resonance imaging, and diffusion tensor imaging to quantify white matter integrity in the brains of 46 experienced meditators compared with 46 matched meditation-naïve volunteers. Meditators, compared with controls, showed significantly greater cortical thickness in the anterior regions of the brain, located in frontal and temporal areas, including the medial prefrontal cortex,
unknown title
"... The effect of meditation on brain structure: cortical thickness mapping and diffusion tensor imaging ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
The effect of meditation on brain structure: cortical thickness mapping and diffusion tensor imaging
unknown title
"... The effect of meditation on brain structure: cortical thickness mapping and diffusion tensor imaging ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
(Show Context)
The effect of meditation on brain structure: cortical thickness mapping and diffusion tensor imaging
CORTICAL THICKNESS IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER CHANGES IN CORTICAL THICKNESS IN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER ACROSS THE LIFESPAN By
"... TITLE: Changes in cortical thickness in major depressive disorder across ..."
