Short-term meditation induces white matter changes in the anterior cingulate
Gyrus Cinguli - Anatomy & Histology - Physiology
Male
Time Factors
Brain - Anatomy & Histology - Physiology
Executive Function - Physiology
Relaxation training
Gyrus Cinguli
Anterior cingulate cortex
Executive Function
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
Meditation - Methods - Psychology
Anterior corona radiata
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Brain Mapping
Brain
3. Good health
Integrative body-mind training
Meditation
Self-regulation
Female
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - Statistics & Numerical Data
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1011043107
Publication Date:
2010-08-17T04:40:39Z
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ABSTRACT
The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is part of a network implicated in the development of self-regulation and whose connectivity changes dramatically in development. In previous studies we showed that 3 h of mental training, based on traditional Chinese medicine (integrative body–mind training, IBMT), increases ACC activity and improves self-regulation. However, it is not known whether changes in white matter connectivity can result from small amounts of mental training. We here report that 11 h of IBMT increases fractional anisotropy (FA), an index indicating the integrity and efficiency of white matter in the corona radiata, an important white-matter tract connecting the ACC to other structures. Thus IBMT could provide a means for improving self-regulation and perhaps reducing or preventing various mental disorders.
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