This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional
connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness …

Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) are increasingly utilized to improve mental health.
Interest in the putative effects of MBPs on cognitive function is also growing. This is the first …

Objectives Despite being an ancient tradition, meditation has only become a popular inquiry
of research over the past few decades. This resurgence can partially be attributed to the …

Mindfulness meditation is increasingly incorporated into mental health interventions, and
theoretical concepts associated with it have influenced basic research on psychopathology …

Studies purporting to show changes in brain structure following the popular, 8-week
mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course are widely referenced despite major …

Mindfulness is theorised to improve attention regulation and other cognitive processes. This
systematic review examines whether 8-week standardised and manualised mindfulness …

Objective Mindfulness meditation training has been previously shown to enhance
behavioral measures of executive control (eg, attention, working memory, cognitive control) …

Background Arguments for including mindfulness instruction in higher education have
included claims about the benefits of mindfulness practice for critical thinking. While there is …

Prefrontal cortical executive functions comprise a number of cognitive capabilities necessary
for goal directed behavior and adaptation to a changing environment. Executive dysfunction …

Objectives Over the last years, mindfulness meditation has been claimed to be effective in
enhancing several cognitive domains, including executive control. However, these claims …