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The impact of mindfulness-based interventions on brain activity: A systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Young, Katherine S.,van der Velden, Anne Maj,Craske, Michelle G.,Pallesen, Karen Johanne,Fjorback, Lone,Roepstorff, Andreas,Parsons, Christine E.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
  • 출판년도2018
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
  • 발행사항Vol.84No.-[2018]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0149-7634
  • 소개/요약Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly used in the treatment and prevention of mental health conditions. Despite this, the mechanisms of change for such interventions are only beginning to be understood, with a number of recent studies assessing changes in brain activity. The aim of this systematic review was to assess changes in brain functioning associated with manualised 8-session mindfulness interventions. Searches of PubMed and Scopus databases resulted in 39 papers, 7 of which were eligible for inclusion. The most consistent longitudinal effect observed was increased insular cortex activity following mindfulness-based interventions. In contrast to previous reviews, we did not find robust evidence for increased activity in specific prefrontal cortex sub-regions. These findings suggest that mindfulness interventions are associated with changes in functioning of the insula, plausibly impacting awareness of internal reactions ‘in-the-moment’. The studies reviewed here demonstrated a variety of effects across populations and tasks, pointing to the need for greater consistency in future study design.