Neural correlates of mindfulness meditation-related anxiety relief

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 751-759

  Zeidan, Fadel ^a   Martucci, Katherine T ^a   Kraft, Robert A ^a   McHaffie, John G ^a   Coghill, Robert C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Arterial spin labeling; fMRI; Mindfulness meditation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BREATHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PAIN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESPIRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902289549     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst041     Document Type: Article

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