Mindfulness & Meditation

Resources

Action for Happiness. (2020, December 10). Reducing Stress - with John Kabat-Zinn. [Video] [1:00:47] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx7cpWcF5Nw

Afonso, R. F., Balardin, J. B., Lazar, S., Sato, J. R., Igarashi, N., Santaella, D. F., Lacerda, S.S., Amaro, J. & Kozasa, E. H. (2017). Greater cortical thickness in elderly female yoga practitioners—a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9, 201. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00201

Alsubaie, M., Abbott, R., Dunn, B., Dickens, C., Keil, T. F., Henley, W., & Kuyken, W. (2017). Mechanisms of action in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in people with physical and/or psychological conditions: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 55, 74-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.04.008

Asuero, A. M., Queraltó, J. M., Pujol‐Ribera, E., Berenguera, A., Rodriguez‐Blanco, T., & Epstein, R. M. (2014). Effectiveness of a mindfulness education program in primary health care professionals: a pragmatic controlled trial. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 34(1), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/chp.21211 

Bauer, Rozenkrantz, L., Caballero, C., Nieto‐Castanon, A., Scherer, E., West, M. R., Mrazek, M., Phillips, D. T., Gabrieli, J. D. E., & Whitfield‐Gabrieli, S. (2020). Mindfulness training preserves sustained attention and resting state anticorrelation between default‐mode network and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: A randomized controlled trial. Human Brain Mapping, 41(18), 5356–5369. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25197

Barrett, F. S., & Griffiths, R. R. (2017). Classic hallucinogens and mystical experiences: phenomenology and neural correlates. Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience. 21(11), 1113-1120. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2017_474

Behbahani, M., Zargar, F., Assarian, F., & Akbari, H. (2018). Effects of mindful parenting training on clinical symptoms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and parenting stress: randomized controlled trial. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 43(6), 596.

Berk, L., van Boxtel, M., & van Os, J. (2017). Can mindfulness-based interventions influence cognitive functioning in older adults? A review and considerations for future research. Aging & Mental Health, 21(11), 1113-1120. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1247423

Bondar, R. Z., Bertollo, M., di Fronso, S., _ Robazza, C. (2021). Mindfulness to performance enhancement- A systematic review of neural correlates. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-29. doi.org_10.1080_1750984X.2021.1949742

Boyd, J. E., Lanius, R. A., & McKinnon, M. C. (2018). Mindfulness-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: a review of the treatment literature and neurobiological evidence. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience: JPN, 43(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1247423

Brand, S., Holsboer-Trachsler, E., Naranjo, J. R., & Schmidt, S. (2012). Influence of mindfulness practice on cortisol and sleep in long-term and short-term meditators. Neuropsychobiology, (3), 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1159/000330362

Brewer, J.A., et al. (2011). Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 108(50), 20254-20259. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1112029108

Britton, W.B., Lepp, N.E., Niles, H.F., Rocha, T., Fisher, N.E. & Gold, J.S. (2014). A randomized controlled pilot trial of classroom-based mindfulness meditation compared to an active control condition in sixth-grade children. Journal of School Psychology, 52, 263-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2014.03.002

Burnett, R. February 14, 2013. Mindfulness in schools. Richard Burnett at TEDx Whitechapel. [Video] [19:21] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mlk6xD_xAQ

Cásedas, L., Pirruccio, V., Vadillo, M. A., & Lupiáñez, J. (2020). Does mindfulness meditation training enhance executive control? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in adults. Mindfulness, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01279-4

Chu, S. T. W., & Mak, W. W. (2020). How mindfulness enhances meaning in life: A meta-analysis of correlational studies and randomized controlled trials. Mindfulness, 1-17.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01258-9

Crescentini, C., Capurso, V., Furlan, S., & Fabbro, F. (2016). Mindfulness-oriented meditation for primary school children: Effects on attention and psychological well-being. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 805. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00805

Dahl, C. J., Lutz, A., & Davidson, R. J. (2015). Reconstructing and deconstructing the self: cognitive mechanisms in meditation practice. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(9), 515-523. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.07.001

Dawson, A. F., Brown, W. W., Anderson, J., Datta, B., Donald, J. N., Hong, K., ... & Galante, J. (2020). Mindfulness‐based interventions for university students: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being, 12(2), 384-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12188

De Filippi, E., Escrichs, A., Càmara, E., Garrido, C., Marins, T., Sánchez-Fibla, M., ... & Deco, G. (2022). Meditation-induced effects on whole-brain structural and effective connectivity. Brain Structure and Function, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-022-02496-9

Donald, J. N., Bradshaw, E. L., Ryan, R. M., Basarkod, G., Ciarrochi, J., Duineveld, J. J., ... & Sahdra, B. K. (2020). Mindfulness and its association with varied types of motivation: A systematic review and meta-analysis using self-determination theory. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(7), 1121-1138. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167219896136

Dunning, D. L., Griffiths, K., Kuyken, W., Crane, C., Foulkes, L., Parker, J., & Dalgleish, T. (2019). Research Review: The effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on cognition and mental health in children and adolescents–a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60(3), 244-258. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12980

Eisendrath, S. J., Gillung, E., Delucchi, K., Mathalon, D. H., Yang, T. T., Satre, D. D.,.. & Wolkowitz, O. M. (2015). A preliminary study: efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus sertraline as first-line treatments for major depressive disorder. Mindfulness, 6(3), 475-482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-014-0280-8  

Elliott, J.C., Wallace, A.B., & Giesbecht, B. (2014). A week-long meditation retreat decouples behavioral measures of the alerting and executive attention networks. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8(69), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00069

Ford, T., Richardson, J., Wilkinson, K., Smith, P., Berry, V., Barnhofer, T.,.. & Kuyken, W. (2019). Could mindfulness-based cognitive therapy prevent a lifelong recurrent course of depression or anxiety by addressing key mechanisms of vulnerability in high-risk adolescents? The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1-3.

Fuentes Artiles, R., Staub, K., Aldakak, L., Eppenberger, P., Rühli, F., & Bender, N. (2019). Mindful eating and common diet programs lower body weight similarly: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 20(11), 1619-1627. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12918

Garrison, K.A., et al. (2013). Effortless awareness: using real time neurofeedback to investigate correlates of posterior cingulate cortex activity in meditators’ self-report. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7(440), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00440

Gill, L. N., Renault, R., Campbell, E., Rainville, P., & Khoury, B. (2020). Mindfulness induction and cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Consciousness and Cognition, 84, 102991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2020.102991

Goldin, P. R., Morrison, A. S., Jazaieri, H., Heimberg, R. G., & Gross, J. J. (2017). Trajectories of social anxiety, cognitive reappraisal, and mindfulness during an RCT of CBGT versus MBSR for social anxiety disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 97, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.06.001

Goleman, D. (2017 September 6). Train your brain: Mindfulness meditation for anxiety, depression, ADD and PTSD | Daniel Goleman. [video] (6:01 minutes) YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEMUDaLMWJ8

Goleman, D., & Davidson, R. J. (2017). Altered traits: Science reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain, and body. Penguin.

Gómez-Olmedo, A. M., Valor, C., & Carrero, I. (2020). Mindfulness in education for sustainable development to nurture socioemotional competencies: A systematic review and Meta-analysis. Environmental Education Research, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2020.1777264

Gotink, R. A., Meijboom, R., Vernooij, M. W., Smits, M., & Hunink, M. M. (2016). 8-week mindfulness based stress reduction induces brain changes similar to traditional long-term meditation practice–a systematic review. Brain and Cognition, 108, 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2016.07.001

Guendelman, S., Medeiros, S., & Rampes, H. (2017). Mindfulness and emotion regulation: Insights from neurobiological, psychological, and clinical studies. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 220. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00220

Hanley, A. W., & Garland, E. L. (2017). Clarity of mind: Structural equation modeling of associations between dispositional mindfulness, self-concept clarity and psychological well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 106, 334-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.10.028

Hanley, A., Garland, E., Canto, A., Warner, A., Hanley, R., Dehili, V., & Proctor, A. (2015). Dispositional mindfulness and bias in self-theories. Mindfulness, 6(2), 202-207. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s12671-013-0245-3

Hasenkamp, W., & Barsalou, L.W. (2012). Effects of meditation experience on functional connectivity of distributed brain networks. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6(38), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00038

Hernández, S. E., Barros-Loscertales, A., Xiao, Y., Gonzalez-Mora, J. L., & Rubia, K. (2018). Gray matter and functional connectivity in anterior cingulate cortex are associated with the state of mental silence during sahaja yoga meditation. Neuroscience, 371, 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.12.017

Hölzel, B.K., et al (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 191(1), 36 - 43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.08.006

Huguet, A., Ruiz, D. M., Haro, J. M., & Alda, J. A. (2017). A pilot study of the efficacy of a mindfulness program for children newly diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Impact on core symptoms and executive functions. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 17(3), 305-316.

Iani, L., Lauriola, M., Chiesa, A., & Cafaro, V. (2019). Associations between mindfulness and emotion regulation: the key role of describing and nonreactivity. Mindfulness, 10(2), 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-0981-5

Iwamoto, S. K., Alexander, M., Torres, M., Irwin, M. R., Christakis, N. A., & Nishi, A. (2020). Mindfulness Meditation Activates Altruism. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62652-1

Klimecki, O. M., Leiberg, S., Ricard, M., & Singer, T. (2014). Differential pattern of functional brain plasticity after compassion and empathy training. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9(6), 873-879. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nst060

Kral, T. R., Imhoff-Smith, T., Dean III, D. C., Grupe, D., Adluru, N., Patsenko, E.,.. & Davidson, R. J. (2019). Mindfulness-based stress reduction-related changes in posterior cingulate resting brain connectivity. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 14(7), 777-787. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsz050

Kyeong, S., Kim, J., Kim, D. J., Kim, H. E., & Kim, J. J. (2017). Effects of gratitude meditation on neural network functional connectivity and brain-heart coupling. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05520-9

Kwak, S., Lee, T. Y., Jung, W. H., Hur, J. W., Bae, D., Hwang, W. J., Cho, K. I. K., Lim, K. O., Kim, S. Y., Park, H. Y., & Kwon, J. S. (2019). The immediate and sustained positive effects of meditation on resilience are mediated by changes in the resting brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, 101. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00101

Langer, E. J. (1989). Minding matters: The consequences of mindlessness–mindfulness. In Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 22, pp. 137-173). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2601(08)60307-X

Langer, E. J., & Ngnoumen, C. T. (2018). Mindfulness. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Frontiers of social psychology. Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues (p. 97–111). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.

Lee, D. J., Kulubya, E., Goldin, P., Goodarzi, A., & Girgis, F. (2018). Review of the neural oscillations underlying meditation. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12, 178. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00178

Leyland, A., Rowse, G., & Emerson, L. M. (2018). Experimental effects of mindfulness inductions on self-regulation: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000425

Lippelt, D. P., Hommel, B., & Colzato, L. S. (2014). Focused attention, open monitoring and loving kindness meditation: effects on attention, conflict monitoring, and creativity–A review. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 1083. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01083

Lo, H. H., Wong, S. W., Wong, J. Y., Yeung, J. W., Snel, E., & Wong, S. Y. (2020). The effects of family-based mindfulness intervention on ADHD symptomology in young children and their parents: a randomized control trial. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24(5), 667-680. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054717743330

Lomas, T., Ivtzan, I., & Fu, C. H. (2015). A systematic review of the neurophysiology of mindfulness on EEG oscillations. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 57, 401-410. http://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.09.018

Lomas, T., Medina, J. C., Ivtzan, I., Rupprecht, S., & Eiroa-Orosa, F. J. (2017). The impact of mindfulness on the wellbeing and performance of educators: A systematic review of the empirical literature. Teaching and Teacher Education, 61, 132-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2016.10.008

Lyzwinski, L. N., Edirippulige, S., Caffery, L., & Bambling, M. (2019). Mindful eating mobile health apps: review and appraisal. JMIR Mental Health, 6(8), e12820. https://doi.org/10.2196/12820

Lutz, J., et al. (2014). Mindfulness and emotion regulation: an fMRI study. Scan, 9, 776-785. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nst043

Mak, C., Whittingham, K., Cunnington, R., & Boyd, R. N. (2018). Efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for attention and executive function in children and adolescents—A systematic review. Mindfulness, 9(1), 59-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0770-6

Malinowski, P., & Shalamanova, L. (2017). Meditation and cognitive ageing: the role of mindfulness meditation in building cognitive reserve. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 1(2), 96-106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-017-0022-7

Marusak, H. A., Elrahal, F., Peters, C. A., Kundu, P., Lombardo, M. V., Calhoun, V. D.,.. & Rabinak, C. A. (2018). Mindfulness and dynamic functional neural connectivity in children and adolescents. Behavioural Brain Research, 336, 211-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2017.09.010

Murakami, H., Nakao, T., Matsunaga, M., Kasuya, Y., Shinoda, J., Yamada, J., & Ohira, H. (2012). The structure of mindful brain. PloS One, 7(9), e46377. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046377

O’Leary, K., O’Neill, S., & Dockray, S. (2016). A systematic review of the effects of mindfulness interventions on cortisol. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(9), 2108-2121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315569095

Parkinson, T. D., Kornelsen, J., & Smith, S. D. (2019). Trait mindfulness and functional connectivity in cognitive and attentional resting state networks. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, 112. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00112

Pardos-Gascón, E. M., Narambuena, L., Leal-Costa, C., & van-der Hofstadt-Román, C. J. (2020). Differential efficacy between cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based therapies for chronic pain: Systematic review. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2020.08.001

Parsons, C. E., Crane, C., Parsons, L. J., Fjorback, L. O., & Kuyken, W. (2017). Home practice in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of participants' mindfulness practice and its association with outcomes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 95, 29-41. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.004

Patsenko, E. G., Adluru, N., Birn, R. M., Stodola, D. E., Kral, T. R., Farajian, R., Flook, L., Burghy, C. A., Steinkuehler, C., & Davidson, R. J. (2019). Mindfulness video game improves connectivity of the fronto-parietal attentional network in adolescents: A multi-modal imaging study. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53393-x

Pirson, M. A., Langer, E., & Zilcha, S. (2018). Enabling a socio-cognitive perspective of mindfulness: The development and validation of the Langer mindfulness scale. Journal of Adult Development, 25(3), 168-185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-018-9282-4

Poptech (2013, November 5). Ellen Langer: mindfulness over matter. [Video]. [22:20]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XQUJR4uIGM

Price, C. J., & Hooven, C. (2018). Interoceptive awareness skills for emotion regulation: Theory and approach of mindful awareness in body-oriented therapy (MABT). Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 798. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00798

Rahrig, H., Vago, D. R., Passarelli, M. A., Auten, A., Lynn, N. A., & Brown, K. W. (2022). Meta-analytic evidence that mindfulness training alters resting state default mode network connectivity. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 12260. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15195-6 h

Ramsburg, J.T. & Youmans, R.J. (2014). Meditation in the higher-education classroom: meditation training improves student knowledge retention during lectures. Mindfulness, 5, 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0199-5

Ridderinkhof, A., de Bruin, E. I., Blom, R., & Bögels, S. M. (2018). Mindfulness-based program for children with autism spectrum disorder and their parents: direct and long-term improvements. Mindfulness, 9(3), 773-791. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0815-x

Ruiz‐Íñiguez, R., Santed German, M. A., Burgos‐Julián, F. A., Díaz‐Silveira, C., & Carralero Montero, A. (2020). Effectiveness of mindfulness‐based interventions on anxiety for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 14(3), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12849

Salomons, T. V., Nusslock, R., Detloff, A., Johnstone, T., & Davidson, R. J. (2014). Neural emotion regulation circuitry underlying anxiolytic effects of perceived control over pain. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00702

Sanger, K. L., & Dorjee, D. (2016). Mindfulness training with adolescents enhances metacognition and the inhibition of irrelevant stimuli: Evidence from event-related brain potentials. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 5(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tine.2016.01.001

Santorelli, S. F., Kabat-Zinn, J., Blacker, M., Meleo-Meyer, F., & Koerbel, L. (2017). Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) authorized curriculum guide. Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (CFM). University of Massachusetts Medical School. https://umassmed.edu/globalassets/center-for-mindfulness/documents/mbsr-curriculum-guide-2017.pdf

Schultchen, D., Terhorst, Y., Holderied, T., Stach, M., Messner, E. M., Baumeister, H., & Sander, L. B. (2020). Stay present with your phone: A systematic review and standardized rating of mindfulness apps in European app stores. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-020-09944-y

Semple, R. J., Lee, J., Rosa, D., & Miller, L. F. (2010). A randomized trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children: Promoting mindful attention to enhance social-emotional resiliency in children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19(2), 218-229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-009-9301-y

Shafer, L. & Rastegari, I. (2016 Mar 23). The biology of positive habits: Your brain may be hard-wired to focus on the negative but (with practice) you can rewire it. Harvard Graduate School of Education: Usable Knowledge. https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/16/03/biology-positive-habits

Singh, N.J., Lancione, G.E., Ramasamy, M., Winton, A.S.W., Singh, A.N.A., et al. (2011). A mindfulness-based strategy for self-management of aggressive behavior in adolescents with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5, 1153-1158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2010.12.012

Singleton, O., et al. (2014). Change in brainstem gray matter concentration following a mindfulness-based intervention is correlated with improvement in psychological well-being. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8(33), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00033

Sitaram, R., Ros, T., Stoeckel, L., Haller, S., Scharnowski, F., Lewis-Peacock, J., Weiskopf, N., Blefari, M.L., Rana, M., Oblak, E., Birbaumer, N., & Sulzer, J. (2017). Closed-loop brain training: the science of neurofeedback. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 18(2), 86-100. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2016.164

Smart, C., Ali, J., Silveira, K., & Viczko, J. (2019). B-77 Buddha's Brain: A Systematic Review of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in the Rehabilitation Context. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 34(6), 1025-1025. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acz034.160

Smigielski, L., Scheidegger, M., Kometer, M., & Vollenweider, F. X. (2019). Psilocybin-assisted mindfulness training modulates self-consciousness and brain default mode network connectivity with lasting effects. NeuroImage, 196, 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.04.009

So, W. W. Y., Lu, E. Y., Cheung, W. M., & Tsang, H. W. H. (2020). Comparing mindful and non-mindful exercises on alleviating anxiety symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 8692. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228692

Tang, Y-Y., Holzel, B.K. & Posner, M.I. (2016). Traits and states in mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2015.7

Tang, Y. Y., & Leve, L. D. (2015). A translational neuroscience perspective on mindfulness meditation as a prevention strategy. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 6(1), 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-015-0360-x

Tang, Y. Y., Yang, L., Leve, L. D., & Harold, G. T. (2012). Improving executive function and its neurobiological mechanisms through a mindfulness-based intervention: Advances within the field of developmental neuroscience. Child Development Perspectives, 6(4), 361-366. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-8606.2012.00250.x

Tang, Y.Y. & Posner, M.I. (2013). Special issue on mindfulness neuroscience. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 8(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nss104

Tang, Y. Y., Tang, R., Rothbart, M. K., & Posner, M. I. (2019). Frontal theta activity and white matter plasticity following mindfulness meditation. Current Opinion in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.04.004

Tang, Y.Y., Holzel, B.K. & Posner, M.I. (2015) The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 16, 213-225. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3916

Tang, Y.Y., Tang, R., Jiang, C. & Posner, M.I. (2014). Short-term meditation intervention improves self-regulation and academic performance. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 2, 4. http://doi.org/10.4172/2375-4494.1000154

Taylor, J., McLean, L., Korner, A., Stratton, E., & Glozier, N. (2020). Mindfulness and yoga for psychological trauma: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2020.1760167

Tedx Talks. (2019, December 12). How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains | Richard J. Davidson | TEDxSanFrancisco. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBfCW67xT8

University of California Television. (2016). How meditation impacts the brain. [Video] [1:27:08 minutes]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCymeuQECOs

van der Velden, A. M., Kuyken, W., Wattar, U., Crane, C., Pallesen, K. J., Dahlgaard, J., Fjorback, L. O., & Piet, J. (2015). A systematic review of mechanisms of change in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in the treatment of recurrent major depressive disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 37, 26-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2015.02.001

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