Impact of short- and long-term mindfulness meditation training on amygdala reactivity to emotional stimuli
Impact of short- and long-term mindfulness meditation training on amygdala reactivity to emotional stimuli
T. Kral,Brianna Schuyler,3 Authors,R. Davidson
2018 · DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.07.013
NeuroImage · 222 Citations
TLDR
Meditation training may improve affective responding through reduced amygdala reactivity, and heightened amygdala–VMPFC connectivity during affective stimuli may reflect a potential mechanism by which MBSR exerts salutary effects on emotion regulation ability.