Buddhist inspired resources for physicians and other health care professionals.
Posted in Neuroscience, Zen Tradition on Apr 6th, 2010
from Emotion. 2010 Feb;10(1):43-53.
Grant JA, Courtemanche J, Duerden EG, Duncan GH, Rainville P.
Département de physiologie, Université de Montréal Centre de recherche en science neurologiques, Montréal, QC, Canada. joshua.grant@umontreal.ca
Zen meditation has been associated with low sensitivity on both the affective and the sensory dimensions of pain. Given [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, Neuroscience, Research/Evidence-Based Medicine on Apr 6th, 2010
from Psychol Med. 2009 Nov 27:1-14.
Chiesa A, Serretti A.
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Bologna, Italy.
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness meditation (MM) practices constitute an important group of meditative practices that have received growing attention. The aim of the present paper was to systematically review current evidence on the neurobiological changes and [...]
Posted in Neuroscience on Apr 5th, 2010
from Brain Res Bull. 2010 Mar 16
Manna A, Raffone A, Perrucci MG, Nardo D, Ferretti A, Tartaro A, Londei A, Del Gratta C, Belardinelli MO, Romani GL.
ITAB, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, “G. D’Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences and [...]
Posted in Neuroscience on Apr 5th, 2010
from Med Hypotheses. 2010 Mar 11
Fell J, Axmacher N, Haupt S.
Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany.
Meditation practice is difficult to access because of its countless forms of appearances originating from the complexity of cultures it has to serve. This makes a suitable [...]
Posted in Neuroscience, Tibetan Tradition, specific medical conditions on Sep 19th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172:163-71
Olivo EL.
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA. elo4@columbia.edu
The Indo-Tibetan tradition claims that proficiency in the suggested longevity practices of meditation, diet, and physical exercise (yoga), will result in profound anti-aging, stress-mediating and health enhancing effects. Western biomedical research has begun to demonstrate [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, Neuroscience on Sep 17th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172:186-98
Loizzo J.
Weill Cornell Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Columbia University Center for Buddhist Studies, New York, New York, USA. joeloizzo@nalandascience.org
This overview surveys the new optimism about the aging mind/brain, focusing on the potential for self-regulation practices to advance research in stress-protection and optimal health. It reviews recent [...]
Posted in Neuroscience on Sep 17th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172:231-51
Brown D.
Psychiatry Department, Harvard Medical School, Newton, Massachusetts, USA. danbrown1@rcn.com
Western psychological research on positive psychology and Buddhism have recently converged in their emphasis on the development of positive states, like states of excellence and everyday happiness. Yet, these traditions differ in their approaches to positive states, with respect [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, Neuroscience, specific medical conditions on Sep 9th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172(1Longevity, Regeneration, and Optimal Health Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives):5-19
Bushell WC, Theise ND.
Anthropology Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
The orientation of this volume and the Longevity and Optimal Health: Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives conference is that there is abundant evidence in the scientific and medical [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, Neuroscience on Sep 9th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172(1Longevity, Regeneration, and Optimal Health Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives):54-62
Brown RP, Gerbarg PL.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
Yoga breathing is an important part of health and spiritual practices in Indo-Tibetan traditions. Considered fundamental for the development of [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, Neuroscience on Sep 9th, 2009
from Conscious Cogn. 2009 Mar;18(1):176-86.
Moore A, Malinowski P.
Liverpool John Moores University, School of Psychology, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
This study investigated the link between meditation, self-reported mindfulness and cognitive flexibility as well as other attentional functions. It compared a group of meditators experienced in mindfulness meditation with a meditation-naïve control group on measures of Stroop interference and [...]