The meditative brain: State and trait changes in harmonic complexity for long-term mindfulness meditators by Atasoy, S, Escrichs, A, Stark, E, Terry, KGM, Camara, E, Sanjuan, A, Chandaria, S, Deco, G, Kringelbach, ML

“…In the last two decades, there has been a surge of interest in extracting the neural correlates of meditation, in particular of mindfulness meditation. …”

After Augustine: The meditative reader and the text by Macculloch, D

Meditative practices - correlates and consequences for political attitudes by Simonsson, O

“…<p>While meditative practices have become increasingly common in both science and society, many questions remain about their correlates and consequences for political attitudes. …”

Dispositional Mindfulness, Meditation, and Conditional Goal Setting by Crane, C, Jandric, D, Barnhofer, T, Williams, J

“…However initial reactions to meditation, and in particular loving kindness meditation, may be counterintuitive and further research is required in order to determine the relationship between initial reactions and longer-term benefits of meditation practice. © 2010 The Author(s).…”

Dispositional Mindfulness, Meditation, and Conditional Goal Setting by Crane, C, Jandric, D, Barnhofer, T, Williams, J

Medicine of Words: Purgative Reading in Richard Rolle’s Meditations on the Passion by McCann, D

“…This article explores the idea of therapeutic reading during the later Middle Ages in relation to Richard Rolle’s Meditation on the Passion. Focusing on Rolle and his therapeutic conception of reading as a medicine of words, the article begins by noting the great frequency with which medical terms, images, and phrases occur in his vernacular writings. …”

Effects of meditation on frontal alpha-asymmetry in previously suicidal individuals. by Barnhofer, T, Duggan, D, Crane, C, Hepburn, S, Fennell, M, Williams, J

“…This study investigated the effects of a meditation-based treatment for preventing relapse to depression, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), on prefrontal alpha-asymmetry in resting electroencephalogram (EEG), a biological indicator of affective style. …”

Mindfulness meditation use in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic by Simonsson, O, Fisher, SD

“…Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence and associations of mindfulness meditation use and also its perceived mental health effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”

Construct validity of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire in meditating and nonmeditating samples. by Baer, R, Smith, G, Lykins, E, Button, D, Krietemeyer, J, Sauer, S, Walsh, E, Duggan, D, Williams, J

“…The authors investigated several aspects of the construct validity of the FFMQ in experienced meditators and nonmeditating comparison groups. Consistent with predictions, most mindfulness facets were significantly related to meditation experience and to psychological symptoms and well-being. …”

Development of a Tantric Meditation Practice: Three Generations of Tibetan Lamas by Cantwell, C

“…This paper traces the development of a tantric meditation practice across three generations of Tibetan lamas considered to be linked by reincarnation. …”

Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity. by Brewer, J, Worhunsky, P, Gray, JR, Tang, Y, Weber, J, Kober, H

“…We investigated brain activity in experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls as they performed several different meditations (Concentration, Loving-Kindness, Choiceless Awareness). …”

Am I going mad?: Adverse meditation events and the anthropology of ethics by Mckay, F

“…There has been growing interest in meditation adversities amongst mindfulness communities in recent years. …”

Parental bonding and eating disorder symptoms in adolescents: the meditating role of core beliefs. by Turner, H, Rose, K, Cooper, M

Love thy (partisan) neighbor: brief befriending meditation reduces affective polarization by Simonsson, O, Narayanan, J, Marks, J

“…The results suggest that a brief befriending meditation can reduce affective polarization between Democrats and Republicans by increasing positive feelings relatively more for the political outgroup than the political ingroup.…”

Affective meditation without borders: thirteenth-century Christian and Islamic texts in dialogue by Lazikani, A

Meditation-induced changes in high-frequency heart rate variability predict smoking outcomes by Libby, D, Worhunsky, P, Pilver, C, al., E

“…Low resting levels of HF-HRV are associated with nicotine dependence and blunted stress-related changes in HF-HRV are associated with decreased ability to resist smoking. Meditation has been shown to increase HF-HRV. However, it is unknown whether tonic levels of HF-HRV or acute changes in HF-HRV during meditation predict treatment responses in addictive behaviors such as smoking cessation. …”

State Effects of Two Forms of Meditation on Prefrontal EEG Asymmetry in Previously Depressed Individuals by Barnhofer, T, Chittka, T, Nightingale, H, Visser, C, Crane, C

“…A clinical series of previously depressed individuals were guided to practice either mindfulness breathing meditation (N = 8) or a form of meditation directly aimed at cultivating positive affect, loving kindness or metta meditation (N = 7). …”

‘Large folios of eternity’: A critical study of Ann Bathurst and her Meditations and Visions by White, J

“…This thesis offers the first full-length study of Ann Bathurst and her Meditations and Visions of 1679-1696, and it situates her and her work at the centre of a network of readers, scribes and friends. …”

State Effects of Two Forms of Meditation on Prefrontal EEG Asymmetry in Previously Depressed Individuals by Barnhofer, T, Chittka, T, Nightingale, H, Visser, C, Crane, C

Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice. by Lutz, A, Greischar, L, Rawlings, N, Ricard, M, Davidson, R

“…Practitioners understand "meditation," or mental training, to be a process of familiarization with one's own mental life leading to long-lasting changes in cognition and emotion. …”