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Open monitoring meditation reduces the involvement of brain regions related to memory function
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Masahiro Fujino, Yoshiyuki Ueda, Hiroaki Mizuhara, Jun Saiki & Michio Nomura
- 학회/출판사/기관명Scientific Reports
- 출판년도2018
- 언어일본어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Article number: 9968 p.1-10
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- 소개/요약Mindfulness meditation consists of focused attention meditation (FAM) and open monitoring meditation (OMM), both of which reduce activation of the default mode network (DMN) and mindwandering. Although it is known that FAM requires intentional focused attention, the mechanisms of OMM remain largely unknown. To investigate this, we examined striatal functional connectivity in 17 experienced meditators (mean total practice hours=920.6) during pre-resting, meditation, and postresting states comparing OMM with FAM, using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Both FAM and OMM reduced functional connectivity between the striatum and posterior cingulate cortex, which is a core hub region of the DMN. Furthermore, OMM reduced functional connectivity of the ventral striatum with both the visual cortex related to intentional focused attention in the attentional network and retrosplenial cortex related to memory function in the DMN. In contrast, FAM increased functional connectivity in these regions. Our fndings suggest that OMM reduces intentional focused attention and increases detachment from autobiographical memory. This detachment may play an important role in non-judgmental and non-reactive attitude during OMM. These fndings provide new insights into the mechanisms underlying the contribution of OMM to well-being and happiness
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