The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility Study
We aimed to assess whether dynamic arterial spin labeling (dASL), a novel quantitative MRI technique with minimal contamination of subject motion and physiological noises, could detect the longitudinal effect of focused attention meditation (FAM) on resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC). A to...
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| author | Zongpai Zhang Wen-Ming Luh Wenna Duan Tony D. Zhou Li Zhao George Weinschenk Adam K. Anderson Weiying Dai |
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| description | We aimed to assess whether dynamic arterial spin labeling (dASL), a novel quantitative MRI technique with minimal contamination of subject motion and physiological noises, could detect the longitudinal effect of focused attention meditation (FAM) on resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC). A total of 10 novice meditators who recorded their FAM practice time were scanned at baseline and at the 2-month follow-up. Two-month meditation practice caused significantly increased rsFC between the left medial temporal (LMT) seed and precuneus area and between the right frontal eye (RFE) seed and medial prefrontal cortex. Meditation practice time was found to be positively associated with longitudinal changes of rsFC between the default mode network (DMN) and dorsal attention network (DAN), between DMN and insula, and between DAN and the frontoparietal control network (FPN) but negatively associated with changes of rsFC between DMN and FPN, and between DAN and visual regions. These findings demonstrate the capability of dASL in identifying the FAM-induced rsFC changes and suggest that the practice of FAM can strengthen the efficient control of FPN on fast switching between DMN and DAN and enhance the utilization of attentional resources with reduced focus on visual processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82d2887ab4a943e1b3822bb5a16eaddb2023-11-22T17:36:26ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252021-09-011110126310.3390/brainsci11101263The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility StudyZongpai Zhang0Wen-Ming Luh1Wenna Duan2Tony D. Zhou3Li Zhao4George Weinschenk5Adam K. Anderson6Weiying Dai7Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USANational Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21225, USADepartment of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USADepartment of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USACollege of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaDepartment of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USADepartment of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USADepartment of Computer Science, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USAWe aimed to assess whether dynamic arterial spin labeling (dASL), a novel quantitative MRI technique with minimal contamination of subject motion and physiological noises, could detect the longitudinal effect of focused attention meditation (FAM) on resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC). A total of 10 novice meditators who recorded their FAM practice time were scanned at baseline and at the 2-month follow-up. Two-month meditation practice caused significantly increased rsFC between the left medial temporal (LMT) seed and precuneus area and between the right frontal eye (RFE) seed and medial prefrontal cortex. Meditation practice time was found to be positively associated with longitudinal changes of rsFC between the default mode network (DMN) and dorsal attention network (DAN), between DMN and insula, and between DAN and the frontoparietal control network (FPN) but negatively associated with changes of rsFC between DMN and FPN, and between DAN and visual regions. These findings demonstrate the capability of dASL in identifying the FAM-induced rsFC changes and suggest that the practice of FAM can strengthen the efficient control of FPN on fast switching between DMN and DAN and enhance the utilization of attentional resources with reduced focus on visual processing.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1263meditationfunctional magnetic resonance imagingfunctional connectivityarterial spin labelingdefault mode networkdorsal attention network |
| spellingShingle | Zongpai Zhang Wen-Ming Luh Wenna Duan Tony D. Zhou Li Zhao George Weinschenk Adam K. Anderson Weiying Dai The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility Study Brain Sciences meditation functional magnetic resonance imaging functional connectivity arterial spin labeling default mode network dorsal attention network |
| title | The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility Study |
| title_full | The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility Study |
| title_fullStr | The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility Study |
| title_short | The Longitudinal Effect of Meditation on Resting-State Functional Connectivity Using Dynamic Arterial Spin Labeling: A Feasibility Study |
| title_sort | longitudinal effect of meditation on resting state functional connectivity using dynamic arterial spin labeling a feasibility study |
| topic | meditation functional magnetic resonance imaging functional connectivity arterial spin labeling default mode network dorsal attention network |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1263 |
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