Neural mechanisms of mindfulness and meditation: Evidence from neuroimaging studies

作     者：William R Marchand 

作者机构：Mental Health Service George E Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center Department of Psychiatry University of Utah 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Radiology》 (世界放射学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第6卷第7期

页      面：471-479页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100204[医学-神经病学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by The resources and the use of facilities at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System 

主　　题：Mindfulness Meditation Medial cortex,amygdala Emotional control 

摘      要：Mindfulness is the dispassionate,moment-by-moment awareness of sensations,emotions and ***-based interventions are being increasingly used for stress,psychological well being,coping with chronic illness as well as adjunctive treatments for psychiatric ***,the neural mechanisms associated with mindfulness have not been well *** functional and structural neuroimaging studies are beginning to provide insights into neural processes associated with the practice of mindfulness.A review of this literature revealed compelling evidence that mindfulness impacts the function of the medial cortex and associated default mode network as well as insula and ***,mindfulness practice appears to effect lateral frontal regions and basal ganglia,at least in some *** imaging studies are consistent with these findings and also indicate changes in the *** many questions remain unanswered,the current literature provides evidence of brain regions and networks relevant for understanding neural processes associated with mindfulness.