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The brain structure correlates of individual differences in trait mindfulness: A voxel-based morphometry study
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Lu, H.,Song, Y.,Xu, M.,Wang, X.,Li, X.,Liu, J.
- 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
- 출판년도2014
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Neuroscience
- 발행사항Vol.272No.-[2014]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN0306-4522
- 소개/요약Mindfulness is the state of being attentive to and aware of what is taking place in the present, which is beneficial for reducing stress-related symptoms and improving mental and physical health. Previous studies have demonstrated that meditation practice can improve individuals' mindfulness through modifying functions and structures of multiple brain regions, including the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), insula, fronto-limbic network, posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), and temporal-parietal junction. However, little is known about the neuroanatomical correlates of trait mindfulness. In the current study, we used voxel-based morphometry to investigate the neural correlates of individual differences in trait mindfulness by correlating the gray matter (GM) volume of each voxel across the whole brain with trait mindfulness measured by the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in a large sample of young adults (N = 247). We found that individuals who were more mindful of the present had greater GM volume in the right hippocampus/amygdala and bilateral ACC and but less GM volume in bilateral PCC and the left orbitofrontal cortex. These results suggest that trait mindfulness is associated with brain regions involved in executive attention, emotion regulation, and self-referential processing, through which mindfulness may exerts its beneficial effects on psychological and physical well-being.
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