Common and Dissociable Neural Activity After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Response Programs
Overview
This study compares the neural and psychological effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Relaxation Response programs, both incorporating bodyscan meditation. Using fMRI data from randomized participants, the authors identify overlapping functional coupling in prefrontal regions alongside distinct patterns: stronger connectivity in the right inferior frontal gyrus for Relaxation Response and unique improvements in self-compassion and rumination linked to insula connectivity for MBSR. The resource is intended for researchers or clinicians interested in the neurobiological distinctions between these two meditation-based interventions.
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- OpenAlex
- Author
- Günes Sevinc (Dalhousie University), Britta K. Hölzel, Javeria A. Hashmi, Jonathan Greenberg, Adrienne McCallister, Michael T. Treadway, Marissa Schneider, Jeffery A. Dusek, James Carmody, Sara W. Lazar
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- 2018-04-11
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- green
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- 10.1097/psy.0000000000000590
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- 65
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@article{allodium:ad91f1e0d9b841bd,
title = {Common and Dissociable Neural Activity After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Response Programs},
author = {Günes Sevinc and Britta K. Hölzel and Javeria A. Hashmi and Jonathan Greenberg and Adrienne McCallister and Michael T. Treadway and Marissa Schneider and Jeffery A. Dusek and James Carmody and Sara W. Lazar},
year = {2018},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1097/psy.0000000000000590},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000590}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Common and Dissociable Neural Activity After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Response Programs AU - Sevinc, Günes AU - Hölzel, Britta K. AU - Hashmi, Javeria A. AU - Greenberg, Jonathan AU - McCallister, Adrienne AU - Treadway, Michael T. AU - Schneider, Marissa AU - Dusek, Jeffery A. AU - Carmody, James AU - Lazar, Sara W. PY - 2018 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000590 UR - https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000590 ER -
APA
Sevinc, G., Hölzel, B. K., Hashmi, J. A., Greenberg, J., McCallister, A., Treadway, M. T., Schneider, M., Dusek, J. A., Carmody, J., & Lazar, S. W. (2018). Common and Dissociable Neural Activity After Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Response Programs. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000590
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