FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2018·6 min readMeditation and Breathing Exercises Can Sharpen Your MindTrinity College Dublin researchers report controlled breathing, a key element of meditation, directly affects noradrenaline levels in the brain. The study suggests controlled breathing can enhance attention and improve overall brain health.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 29, 2016·3 min readMeditation Keeps Emotional Brain in CheckMeditation can help people to take their negative emotions, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 16, 2019·4 min readMindful body awareness training during treatment for drug addiction helps prevent relapseAn intervention treatment called Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy, or MABT, helps women recover from, and prevents relapse, in substance use disorder when used in conjunction with community-based programs.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 27, 2017·4 min readMindful Meditation Training Lowers Biomarkers of Stress Response in Anxiety DisorderAccording to researchers, mindful meditation can reduce stress hormones and inflammatory responses to stressful situations in people with GAD.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 21, 2018·4 min readMindful Movement May Lower Stress and AnxietyA new study reveals participating in mindful movement exercises can help to reduce stress, anxiety and feelings of sadness.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·September 8, 2018·4 min readMindful People Feel Less PainThose who are more mindful are less caught up in the experience of pain, and report feeling less pain than those who are less mindful, a new study reports. Researchers say higher disposition mindfulness during painful heat is associated with greater deactivation of the posterior cingulate cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 25, 2023·6 min readMindfulness and Morality: A Study on Injustice AwarenessResearchers studied the relationship between mindfulness and people's reactions to injustice. They aimed to understand whether mindfulness might make people less responsive to perceived unfair treatment of others.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 15, 2021·3 min readMindfulness Can Get Wandering Thoughts Back on TrackPracticing mindfulness when your mind is wandering can help you regain attention, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 23, 2023·5 min readMindfulness Can Help Adolescents Overcome TraumasResearchers say mindfulness meditation has benefits for adolescents who have experienced trauma.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurosciencePainPsychology·January 10, 2021·5 min readMindfulness Can Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer SurvivorsMindfulness-based stress reduction can help reduce symptoms of neuropathic pain in breast cancer survivors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 11, 2021·7 min readMindfulness Can Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing, but It’s Unlikely to Work for EveryoneIn most community settings, compared with doing nothing, mindfulness reduced stress, anxiety, depression, and increased wellbeing. However, in some cases, mindfulness may be no better than other practices to reduce anxiety and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 13, 2021·4 min readMindfulness Can Make You SelfishOften touted as helping to improve personal mental states, a new study reveals mindfulness can actually make people more selfish. Those who consider themselves to be more independent-minded, rather than having a pluralistic mindset, demonstrate a decrease in prosocial behavior following mindful meditation.Read More
