Preliminary functional magnetic resonance imaging Stroop task results before and after a Zen meditation retreat

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 366-

  Kozasa, Elisa Harumi ^a,b   Radvany, João ^a   Barreiros, Maria Ângela M ^a   Leite, José Roberto ^b   Amaro Jr , Edson ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b Unidade de Medicina Comportamental   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COLOR VISION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDITATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; STROOP TASK; TASK PERFORMANCE; ZEN BUDDHIST MEDITATION RETREAT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDITATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 45149129150     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01809.x     Document Type: Letter

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