Mindfulness starts with the body: Somatosensory attention and top-down modulation of cortical alpha rhythms in mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness starts with the body: Somatosensory attention and top-down modulation of cortical alpha rhythms in mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) use a common set of exercises to reduce distress in chronic pain and decrease risk of depression relapse. These standardized mindfulness (ST-Mindfulness) practices predominantly require attending to breath and...

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Main Authors: Catherine E Kerr, Matthew D Sacchet, Sara W. Lazar, Christopher I. Moore, Stephanie R. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Alpha Rhythm
Attention
Chronic Pain
Somatosensory Cortex
thalamocortical loop
depression relapse
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00012/full

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