Mindfulness meditation and reduced emotional interference on a cognitive task

Ortner, Catherine N. M.; Kilner, Sachne J.; Zelazo, Philip David

doi:10.1007/s11031-007-9076-7

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“…First, prior studies suggest increased susceptibility to negative distraction during induced stress (Oei et al 2006(Oei et al , 2012 as well as in patients with stress-related disorders (e.g., PTSD, Morey et al 2009). Second, prior studies suggest that MT may reduce reactivity to negative images (Brefczynski-Lewis et al 2007;Ortner et al 2007). Here, while susceptibility to negative distraction was found at both time points for all groups, its magnitude did not change over time for any group, suggesting that military training may not exacerbate, and short-form MT may not mollify, this susceptibility.…”

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Short-Form Mindfulness Training Protects Against Working Memory Degradation over High-Demand Intervals

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Periods of persistent and intensive demands may compromise working memory (WM) and increase susceptibility to distraction. We investigated if mindfulness training (MT) may mitigate these deleterious effects and promote cognitive resilience in military cohorts enduring a high-demand interval of military training. To better understand which aspects of MT programs are most beneficial, three military cohorts were examined. Two groups received 8-h variants of an MT course, Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT)®, with one group emphasizing in-class training exercises (M8T, n = 40) and the other emphasizing didactic content (M8D, n = 40). A third group received no training (NTC, n = 46). Performance on a delayed-recognition WM task that varied mnemonic load (1 vs. 2 items) and delayspanning valenced distraction (negative vs. neutral images) was measured before (T1) and after (T2) an 8-week interval. Overall, task accuracy (% correct) was greater on low-vs. high-load trials, as well as trials with neutral vs. negative distraction. Task accuracy did not change over time in a civilian cohort (N = 22). Yet, it declined from T1 to T2 in the military cohorts, with the greatest degradation in NTC, followed by M8D, and near stable performance from T1 to T2 in M8T. This time by group effect significantly varied with load, but not with distracter valence. While NTC's performance degraded over time for both low-and high-load trials, M8D's performance degraded only for high load, and M8T did not show performance degradation for either load condition. These results suggest that MT may protect against WM degradation over high-demand intervals, with training-focused MT programs offering the greatest benefits for maintaining performance in high-load conditions.

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“…Emotion regulation activates multiple PFC and limbic regions such as the amygdala [2,17,18], and studies have reported various positive effects of mindfulness meditation on emotional processing, including a reduction in emotional interference by unpleasant stimuli [40], decreased physiological reactivity and facilitated return to emotional baseline after response to a stressor film [41], and decreased self-reported difficulties in emotion regulation [42]. Consequently, lowered intensity and frequency of negative affect [43,44] and improved positive mood states [6,44,45] are reported to be associated with mindfulness meditation.…”

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A translational neuroscience perspective on mindfulness meditation as a prevention strategy

Tang

Leve

2015

Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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Mindfulness meditation research mainly focuses on psychological outcomes such as behavioral, cognitive, and emotional functioning. However, the neuroscience literature on mindfulness meditation has grown in recent years. This paper provides an overview of relevant neuroscience and psychological research on the effects of mindfulness meditation. We propose a translational prevention framework of mindfulness and its effects. Drawing upon the principles of prevention science, this framework integrates neuroscience and prevention research and postulates underlying brain regulatory mechanisms that explain the impact of mindfulness on psychological outcomes via self-regulation mechanisms linked to underlying brain systems. We conclude by discussing potential clinical and practice implications of this model and directions for future research.

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“…4 Consistent with this are findings that mindfulness may have positive effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and on various hormonal and immunological systems. 33,34 Mindfulness-based interventions have led to changes in brain electrical activity 35 (increased left-sided anterior activation), affective and cognitive changes, [36][37][38] and increases in antibody titres to influenza vaccine. 35 It is also notable that the neuronal correlates of dispositional and trained mindfulness are reminiscent of those seen during pain control, placebo response, and empathy.…”

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Psychobiology of Mindfulness

Stein¹,

Ives‐Deliperi²,

Thomas³

2008

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There is controversy about whether mindfulness-based approaches to psychotherapy represent a new wave of cognitive-behavioral therapy or a core process in all psychotherapies. One way of conceptualizing mindfulness is in terms of emotion regulation; mindfulness is a strategy aimed at opposing suppression and avoidance. Dispositional CASE REPORTSteve is a 24-year-old student who had experienced episodes of recurrent depression. He had various options for graduate school and was concerned about whether his choice would be a meaningful one. All too often, he was pessimistic about the future, and concerned that graduate school was the first step toward a life of unhappiness. Initially, Steve's therapist used mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques, which provided some short-term alleviation of his emotional distress. These techniques were consistent with previous readings he had done on the importance of self-acceptance and selfdiscovery. Over time, his therapist began challenging his worldviews more aggressively, and he gradually began to see graduate school as an exciting step into the next phase of his life.

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Mindfulness meditation and reduced emotional interference on a cognitive task

Cited by 392 publications

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Short-Form Mindfulness Training Protects Against Working Memory Degradation over High-Demand Intervals

Short-Form Mindfulness Training Protects Against Working Memory Degradation over High-Demand Intervals

A translational neuroscience perspective on mindfulness meditation as a prevention strategy

Psychobiology of Mindfulness

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