Neural mechanisms and psychology of psychedelic ego dissolution

D Stoliker, GF Egan, KJ Friston, A Razi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2022 - ASPET
Neuroimaging studies of psychedelics have advanced our understanding of hierarchical
brain organization and the mechanisms underlying their subjective and therapeutic effects …

[HTML][HTML] Psychobiological mechanisms underlying the mood benefits of meditation: a narrative review

MC Pascoe, M de Manincor, J Tseberja… - Comprehensive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Psychological stressors can lead to distress and result in autonomic arousal and activation
of a stress response. Ongoing or persistent stress can disrupt the stress response feedback …

[HTML][HTML] How discrimination gets under the skin: biological determinants of discrimination associated with dysregulation of the brain-gut microbiome system and …

TS Dong, GC Gee, H Beltran-Sanchez, M Wang… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Discrimination is associated with negative health outcomes as mediated in part
by chronic stress, but a full understanding of the biological pathways is lacking. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Effective connectivity of functionally anticorrelated networks under lysergic acid diethylamide

D Stoliker, L Novelli, FX Vollenweider, GF Egan… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Classic psychedelic-induced ego dissolution involves a shift in the sense of self
and a blurring of the boundary between the self and the world. A similar phenomenon is …

[HTML][HTML] The thalamocortical inhibitory network controls human conscious perception

J Seo, DJ Kim, SH Choi, H Kim, BK Min - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Although conscious perception is a fundamental cognitive function, its neural correlates
remain unclear. It remains debatable whether thalamocortical interactions play a decisive …

Mindfulness enhances cognitive functioning: A meta-analysis of 111 randomized controlled trials

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Health Psychology Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Currently no comprehensive meta-analysis of MBI efficacy on global and
unique cognitive subdomains exist. Method: Examined the effects of MBIs on global …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive, psychological, and physiological effects of a web-based mindfulness intervention in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: an open study

S Galluzzi, M Lanfredi, DV Moretti, R Rossi, S Meloni… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background The development of effective strategies to maintain good mental health of older
adults is a public health priority. Mindfulness-based interventions have the potential to …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-analysis of cranial electrotherapy stimulation in the treatment of depression

L Price, J Briley, S Haltiwanger, R Hitching - Journal of psychiatric research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Depression rates have reached historic highs, with 49% of Americans reporting
unabating symptoms and signs of depression, representing a 12% increase compared to the …

Effects of 4-week mindfulness training versus adaptive cognitive training on processing speed and working memory in multiple sclerosis.

HR Manglani, S Samimy, B Schirda, JA Nicholas… - …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The aim of this preregistered, secondary analysis of a pilot randomized controlled
trial (NCT02717429) was to compare the impact of 4-week mindfulness-based training and …

[HTML][HTML] Attention and default mode network assessments of meditation experience during active cognition and rest

KJ Devaney, EJ Levin, V Tripathi, JP Higgins… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Meditation experience has previously been shown to improve performance on behavioral
assessments of attention, but the neural bases of this improvement are unknown. Two …