Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity

Abstract Changes in brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) were investigated using a longitudinal design by following a 2-month focused attention meditation (FAM) practice and analyzing their association with FAM practice time. Ten novice meditators were recruited from a university medit...

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Autores principales:	Zongpai Zhang, Wen-Ming Luh, Wenna Duan, Grace D. Zhou, George Weinschenk, Adam K. Anderson, Weiying Dai
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7f655302270e41ac9fe69cd5d5092c84
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7f655302270e41ac9fe69cd5d5092c842021-12-02T15:02:32ZLongitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity10.1038/s41598-021-90729-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7f655302270e41ac9fe69cd5d5092c842021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90729-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Changes in brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) were investigated using a longitudinal design by following a 2-month focused attention meditation (FAM) practice and analyzing their association with FAM practice time. Ten novice meditators were recruited from a university meditation course. Participants were scanned with a resting-state fMRI sequence with multi-echo EPI acquisition at baseline and at the 2-month follow-up. Total FAM practice time was calculated from the daily log of the participants. We observed significantly increased rsFC between the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and dorsal attention network (DAN), the right middle temporal (RMT) region and default mode network (DMN), the left and right superior parietal lobules (LSPL/RSPL) and DMN, and the LSPL/RSPL and DAN. Furthermore, the rsFC between the LSPL and medial prefrontal cortex was significantly associated with the FAM practice time. These results demonstrate increased connectivity within the DAN, between the DMN and DAN, and between the DMN and visual cortex. These findings demonstrate that FAM can enhance the brain connection among and within brain networks, especially DMN and DAN, indicating potential effect of FAM on fast switching between mind wandering and focused attention and maintaining attention once in the attentive state.Zongpai ZhangWen-Ming LuhWenna DuanGrace D. ZhouGeorge WeinschenkAdam K. AndersonWeiying DaiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Zongpai Zhang Wen-Ming Luh Wenna Duan Grace D. Zhou George Weinschenk Adam K. Anderson Weiying Dai Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity
description	Abstract Changes in brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) were investigated using a longitudinal design by following a 2-month focused attention meditation (FAM) practice and analyzing their association with FAM practice time. Ten novice meditators were recruited from a university meditation course. Participants were scanned with a resting-state fMRI sequence with multi-echo EPI acquisition at baseline and at the 2-month follow-up. Total FAM practice time was calculated from the daily log of the participants. We observed significantly increased rsFC between the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and dorsal attention network (DAN), the right middle temporal (RMT) region and default mode network (DMN), the left and right superior parietal lobules (LSPL/RSPL) and DMN, and the LSPL/RSPL and DAN. Furthermore, the rsFC between the LSPL and medial prefrontal cortex was significantly associated with the FAM practice time. These results demonstrate increased connectivity within the DAN, between the DMN and DAN, and between the DMN and visual cortex. These findings demonstrate that FAM can enhance the brain connection among and within brain networks, especially DMN and DAN, indicating potential effect of FAM on fast switching between mind wandering and focused attention and maintaining attention once in the attentive state.
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author	Zongpai Zhang Wen-Ming Luh Wenna Duan Grace D. Zhou George Weinschenk Adam K. Anderson Weiying Dai
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title	Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity
title_short	Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity
title_full	Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity
title_fullStr	Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity
title_full_unstemmed	Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity
title_sort	longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
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Longitudinal effects of meditation on brain resting-state functional connectivity

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