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Research Links
Changes in brain and immune function caused by mindfulness meditation. Link
Regulation of the neural circuits of emotions through compassion meditation and the effects of meditative expertise. Link
Does mindfulness training improve cognitive skills? A systematic review of neuropsychological findings. Link
Awasthi, B. (2013). Issues and perspectives in meditation research: In search for a definition. Frontiers in Psychology. January 10, 2013. Link
Benefits of meditation for psychological well-being. Germer, C. K., Siegel, R. D., & Fulton, P. R. (Eds.). (2005).
Mindfulness and psychotherapy. Guilford Press. Wallace, B. A., & Shapiro, S. L. (2006).
Effects of meditation on health Baer, R.A. (2003).
Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10, 125–143. Bishop, S. R. (2002).
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits: A meta-analysis. Journal of psychosomatic research, 57, 35-44. Hölzel, B. K., Carmody, J., Vangel, M., Congleton, C., Yerramsetti, S. M., Gard, T., & Lazar, S. W. (2011).
Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 191, 36-43. Jacobs, T. L., Epel, E. S., Lin, J., Blackburn, E. H., Wolkowitz, O. M., Bridwell, D. A., … & Saron, C. D. (2011).
Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Psychoneuroendocrinology 36, 664-681. Kabat‐Zinn, J. (2003).
Mindfulness‐based interventions in context: Past, present, and future. Clinical psychology: Science and practice, 10, 144-156. Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., Burney, R., & Sellers, W. (1987).
Four-year follow-up of a meditation-based program for the self-regulation of chronic pain: Treatment outcomes and compliance. Clinical Journal of Pain, 2, 159-173. Lazar, S. W., Kerr, C. E., Wasserman, R. H., Gray, J. R., Greve, D. N., Treadway, M. T., et al. (2005).
Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness. Neuroreport, 16, 1893-1896. Link
Effects of Meditation on the Brain Structure
Hölzel, B. K., Carmody, J., Vangel, M., Congleton, C., Yerramsetti, S. M., Gard, T., & Lazar, S. W. (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 191, 36-43.
Lazar, S. W., Kerr, C. E., Wasserman, R. H., Gray, J. R., Greve, D. N., Treadway, M. T., et al. (2005). Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness. Neuroreport, 16, 1893-1896. Link
Effects of Meditation on Brain Activity
Cahn, B. R., & Polich, J. (2006). Meditation states and traits: EEG, ERP, and neuroimaging studies. Psychological Bulletin, 132, 180-211.
Lutz, A., Greischar, L. L., Rawlings, N. B., Ricard, M., & Davidson, R. J. (2004). Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101, 16369-16373.
Effects of Meditation on Mindfulness and Attention
Lutz, A., Slagter, H. A., Dunne, J. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2008). Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation. Trends in cognitive sciences, 12, 163. Link
MacLean, K. A., Ferrer, E., Aichele, S. R., Bridwell, D. A., Zanesco, A. P., Jacobs, T. L., … & Saron, C. D. (2010). Intensive meditation training improves perceptual discrimination and sustained attention. Psychological Science ,21, 829-839.
Effects of Meditation on Perception, Cognition and Memory
Zeidan, F., Johnson, S. K., Diamond, B. J., David, Z., & Goolkasian, P. (2010). Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: Evidence of brief mental training. Consciousness and cognition, 19(2), 597-605.
Hodgins, H. S., & Adair, K. C. (2010). Attentional processes and meditation. Consciousness and cognition, 19, 872-878.
Chiesa, A., Calati, R., & Serretti, A. (2011). Does mindfulness training improve cognitive abilities? A systematic review of neuropsychological findings. Clinical psychology review, 31(3), 449-464.
Zeidan, F., Martucci, K. T., Kraft, R. A., Gordon, N. S., McHaffie, J. G., & Coghill, R. C. (2011). Brain mechanisms supporting the modulation of pain by mindfulness meditation. The Journal of Neuroscience, 31, 5540-5548.
