Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.

Several cross-sectional studies have documented neuroanatomical changes in individuals with a long history of meditation, while a few evidences are available about the interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes even during brief exposure to meditation. Here we analyzed several mor...

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Autores principales:	Emiliano Santarnecchi, Sicilia D'Arista, Eutizio Egiziano, Concetta Gardi, Roberta Petrosino, Giampaolo Vatti, Mario Reda, Alessandro Rossi
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e727d78bc35d49409c2bfb5558335dbb2021-11-25T05:55:51ZInteraction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0108359https://doaj.org/article/e727d78bc35d49409c2bfb5558335dbb2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108359https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Several cross-sectional studies have documented neuroanatomical changes in individuals with a long history of meditation, while a few evidences are available about the interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes even during brief exposure to meditation. Here we analyzed several morphometric indexes at both cortical and subcortical brain level, as well as multiple psychological dimensions, before and after a brief -8 weeks- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training program, in a group of 23 meditation naïve-subjects compared to age-gender matched subjects. We found a significant cortical thickness increase in the right insula and the somatosensory cortex of MBSR trainees, coupled with a significant reduction of several psychological indices related to worry, state anxiety, depression and alexithymia. Most importantly, an interesting correlation between the increase in right insula thickness and the decrease in alexithymia levels during the MBSR training were observed. Moreover, a multivariate pattern classification approach allowed to identify a cluster of regions more responsive to MBSR training across subjects. Taken together, these findings documented the significant impact of a brief MBSR training on brain structures, as well as stressing the idea of MBSR as a valuable tool for alexithymia modulation, also originally providing a plausible neurobiological evidence of a major role of right insula into mediating the observed psychological changes.Emiliano SantarnecchiSicilia D'AristaEutizio EgizianoConcetta GardiRoberta PetrosinoGiampaolo VattiMario RedaAlessandro RossiPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 10, p e108359 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Emiliano Santarnecchi Sicilia D'Arista Eutizio Egiziano Concetta Gardi Roberta Petrosino Giampaolo Vatti Mario Reda Alessandro Rossi Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
description	Several cross-sectional studies have documented neuroanatomical changes in individuals with a long history of meditation, while a few evidences are available about the interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes even during brief exposure to meditation. Here we analyzed several morphometric indexes at both cortical and subcortical brain level, as well as multiple psychological dimensions, before and after a brief -8 weeks- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training program, in a group of 23 meditation naïve-subjects compared to age-gender matched subjects. We found a significant cortical thickness increase in the right insula and the somatosensory cortex of MBSR trainees, coupled with a significant reduction of several psychological indices related to worry, state anxiety, depression and alexithymia. Most importantly, an interesting correlation between the increase in right insula thickness and the decrease in alexithymia levels during the MBSR training were observed. Moreover, a multivariate pattern classification approach allowed to identify a cluster of regions more responsive to MBSR training across subjects. Taken together, these findings documented the significant impact of a brief MBSR training on brain structures, as well as stressing the idea of MBSR as a valuable tool for alexithymia modulation, also originally providing a plausible neurobiological evidence of a major role of right insula into mediating the observed psychological changes.
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author	Emiliano Santarnecchi Sicilia D'Arista Eutizio Egiziano Concetta Gardi Roberta Petrosino Giampaolo Vatti Mario Reda Alessandro Rossi
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title	Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
title_short	Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
title_full	Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
title_fullStr	Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
title_full_unstemmed	Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
title_sort	interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.
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publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/e727d78bc35d49409c2bfb5558335dbb
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Interaction between neuroanatomical and psychological changes after mindfulness-based training.

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