8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction induces brain changes similar to traditional long-term meditation practice – A systematic review

2016/07/17 by Rinske A. Gotink, Rozanna Meijboom, Meike W. Vernooij +3 · 1 citation
Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies #Brain function #Clinical psychology #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive therapy #Meditation #Mindfulness #Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions #Mindfulness meditation #Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy #Mindfulness-based stress reduction #Neuroimaging #Neuroscience #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Sport Psychology and Performance #Stress reduction

paper · doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2016.07.001

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