Short-term meditation increases blood flow in anterior cingulate cortex and insula

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dc.creatorTang, Yi Yuan (TTU)
dc.creatorLu, Qilin
dc.creatorFeng, Hongbo
dc.creatorTang, Rongxiang
dc.creatorPosner, Michael I.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-29T21:31:03Z
dc.date.available2023-03-29T21:31:03Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description© 2015 Tang, Lu, Feng, Tang and Posner. cc-by
dc.description.abstractAsymmetry in frontal electrical activity has been reported to be associated with positive mood. One form of mindfulness meditation, integrative body-mind training (IBMT) improves positive mood and neuroplasticity. The purpose of this study is to determine whether short-term IBMT improves mood and induces frontal asymmetry. This study showed that 5-days (30-min per day) IBMT significantly enhanced cerebral blood flow (CBF) in subgenual/adjacent ventral anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), medial prefrontal cortex and insula. The results showed that both IBMT and relaxation training increased left laterality of CBF, but only IBMT improved CBF in left ACC and insula, critical brain areas in self-regulation.
dc.identifier.citationTang, Y.-Y., Lu, Q., Feng, H., Tang, R., & Posner, M.I.. 2015. Short-term meditation increases blood flow in anterior cingulate cortex and insula. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(FEB). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00212
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00212
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/92075
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectAnterior cingulate cortex
dc.subjectCerebral blood flow
dc.subjectFrontal asymmetry
dc.subjectIntegrative body-mind training
dc.subjectPositive mood
dc.titleShort-term meditation increases blood flow in anterior cingulate cortex and insula
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