Mindfulness

Contemplative neuroscience refers to the study of the underlying neurobiology, psychology, and phenomenology of human contemplative experience.

Mindfulness is a state, trait, and process.

Which of the following are used to measure mindfulness?

When used as an intervention, which mindfulness technique is recommended?

Which of the following are appropriate mindfulness practices for in-home use?

What is the purpose of Mindfulness Medication (or Open Monitoring Meditation)

When considering mindfulness as a method, the three areas to put into practice are self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence

Focused Attention medication includes

Another way of thinking about Open Monitoring meditation is as mental noting and labeling

Ethical Enhancement meditation includes

Meditation practices included movement-based practices such as yoga, tai chi, and qigong

The costs and benefits of self-generated thought are context dependent

Self generated thought under conditions that demand continuous attention is productive because it is associtated with capacities such as creativity, patience, and better cognitive control.

Mindfulness leads to self awareness, self regulation and self-transcendence by which neurocognitive mechanisms?

Neuroimaging research has shown that mindfulness can lead to decreased activity in brain areas that are responsible for mind-wandering

Mindfulness can lead to increased activity and size in brain areas responsible for higher order attentional networks, body awareness, and skill learning

The rostral PFC supports mechanisms that enable us to attend either to environmental stimuli or self-generated "thoughts in our head."