A5073806872- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Sleep and related disorders
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Music Therapy and Health
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
University of California, San Diego
2022-2025
Texas A&M University
2024-2025
La Jolla Alcohol Research
2024
Washington University in St. Louis
2015-2023
The University of Texas at Austin
2013-2015
Shaoxing University
2014
More than 5 million deaths a year are attributable to tobacco smoking, but attempts help people either quit or reduce their smoking often fail, perhaps in part because the intention activates brain networks related craving. We recruited participants interested general stress reduction and randomly assigned them meditation training relaxation control. Among smokers, 2 wk of (5 h total) produced significant 60%; no was found Resting-state scans showed increased activity for group anterior...
One form of meditation intervention, the integrative body-mind training (IBMT) has been shown to improve attention, reduce stress and change self-reports mood. In this paper we examine whether short-term IBMT can performance related creativity determine role that mood may play in such improvement. Forty Chinese undergraduates were randomly assigned group or a relaxation (RT) control group. Mood assessed by Positive Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) Torrance Tests Creative Thinking (TTCT)...
Psychological well-being is a core feature of mental health, and may be defined as including hedonic (enjoyment, pleasure) eudaimonic (meaning, fulfillment) happiness, well resilience (coping, emotion regulation, healthy problem solving). To promote psychological well-being, it helpful to understand the underlying mechanisms associated with this construct then develop targeted effective training programs. In perspective article, we discuss key components potential brain-body related propose...
Abstract We describe an ambitious ongoing study that has been strongly influenced and inspired by Don Stuss's career-long efforts to identify key cognitive processes characterize executive control, investigate potential unifying dimensions define prefrontal function, carefully attend individual differences. The Dual Mechanisms of Cognitive Control project tests a theoretical framework positing two control dimensions: proactive reactive. framework's central tenets are reactive modes reflect...
The domain of cognitive control has been a major focus experimental, neuroscience, and individual differences research. Currently, however, no theory successfully unifies both experimental findings. Some perspectives deny that there even exists unified psychometric construct to be measured at all. These shortcomings the current literature may reflect fact paradigms are optimized for detection within-subject effects rather than differences. In study, we examine properties Dual Mechanisms...
Stress is an established risk factor for negative health outcomes. Salivary cortisol and testosterone concentrations increase in response to acute psychosocial stress. It's crucial reduce stress well-being through evidence-based interventions. Body-mind interventions such as meditation Tai Chi have shown reduced levels but mixed results concentration after To address this research gap, we conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial examine the modulating effects of short-term (seven...
Emerging evidences have shown that one form of mental training-mindfulness meditation, can improve attention, emotion regulation and cognitive performance through changing brain activity structural connectivity. However, whether how the short-term mindfulness meditation alters large-scale networks are not well understood. Here, we applied a novel data-driven technique, multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) to resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) data identify changes in patterns assess neural...
Asymmetry in frontal electrical activity has been reported to be associated with positive mood. One form of mindfulness meditation, integrative body-mind training (IBMT) improves mood and neuroplasticity. The purpose this study is determine whether short-term IBMT induces asymmetry. This showed that five-day (30-min per day) significantly enhanced cerebral blood flow (CBF) subgenual/adjacent ventral anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), medial prefrontal insula. results both relaxation increased...
Previous studies suggest that the practice of long-term (months to years) mindfulness meditation induces structural plasticity in gray matter. However, it remains unknown whether short-term (<30 days) novices could induce similar changes. Our previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) identified white matter changes surrounding anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and posterior (PCC) within 2 4 weeks, following 5-10 h training. Furthermore, these were correlated with emotional states healthy...
Abstract Background Blood-based neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a promising biomarker of neurodegeneration across multiple neurodegenerative diseases. However, blood-based NfL highly associated with renal function in older adults, which leads to the concern that levels may be influenced by function, rather than alone. Despite growing interest using as research and clinical practices, whether should always accounted for these settings remains unclear. Moreover, mechanisms underlying this...
This Opinion piece discusses several key research questions in health neuroscience, a new interdisciplinary field that investigates how the brain and body interact to affect our behavior such as mindsets, decision-making, actions, outcomes across lifespan. To achieve physical, mental, cognitive health, promote change, we propose prevention treatment of diseases should target root causes—the dysfunction imbalance brain-body biomarkers, through evidence-based body-mind interventions...
Resolving conflict is a pivotal self-control ability for human adaptation and survival. Although some studies reported meditation may affect resolution, the neural mechanisms are poorly understood. We conducted fully randomized 5 h trial of one form mindfulness meditation-integrative body-mind training (IBMT) in comparison to relaxation control. During Stroop word-color task, IBMT group produced faster resolution conflict, smaller N2 an earlier larger P3 component event-related brain...
Sleep quality can affect the physical and mental health, as well personal development of college students. Mindfulness practices are known to ameliorate sleep disorder improve quality. Trait mindfulness, an innate capacity often enhanced by mindfulness training, has been shown relate better different aspects psychological well-being. However, how individual difference factors such trait remain largely unclear, which limits optimization further application mindfulness-based intervention...
The growing popularity of mindfulness-based interventions has prompted exciting scientific research regarding their beneficial effects on well-being and health. Most mindfulness programs are provided as multi-faceted packages encompassing a set different techniques, each with distinct focus mechanisms. However, this approach overlooks potential individual differences which may arise in response to practicing various techniques. present study investigated preferences for four prototypical...
Plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a promising biomarker of neurodegeneration with potential clinical utility in monitoring the progression neurodegenerative diseases. However, cross-sectional associations plasma NfL measures cognition and brain have been inconsistent community-dwelling populations. We examined these large sample early old age men (N = 969, mean 67.57 years, range 61-73 years), who are either cognitively unimpaired (CU) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI)....
Prefrontal and parietal cortex, including the default mode network (DMN; medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), posterior cingulate PCC), have been implicated in addiction. Nonetheless, it remains unclear which brain regions play a crucial role smoking addiction relationship among these regions. Since functional connectivity only measures correlations, addiction-related changes effective (directed information flow) distributed remain largely unknown. Here we applied spectral dynamic causal...
Cognitive control serves a crucial role in human higher mental functions. The Dual Mechanisms of Control theoretical framework provides unifying account that decomposes cognitive into two qualitatively distinct mechanisms-proactive and reactive control. Here, we describe the (DMCC) task battery, which was developed to probe modes theoretically targeted manner, along with detailed descriptions experimental manipulations used encourage shifts proactive or mode each four prototypical domains...