Difference between revisions of "Computational Theories of Mindfulness"
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A more precise understanding of mindfulness can benefit the refinement of mindfulness-based intervention methods. Artificial neural networks within the field of computational neuroscience offer a method to examine the neuroscience of mindfulness. | A more precise understanding of mindfulness can benefit the refinement of mindfulness-based intervention methods. Artificial neural networks within the field of computational neuroscience offer a method to examine the neuroscience of mindfulness. | ||
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As a psychological intervention method, mindfulness practices– such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga Tibetan Buddhist imagery meditation] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11306250/], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazen Zen meditation] [https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-99983-006], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga Kundalini yoga] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10841380/]– are grounded in training and refining attention skills. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_control Attentional control] is a key cognitive process of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions executive functioning] (also referred to as cognitive control) necessary for emotional and behavioral regulation [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions]. | As a psychological intervention method, mindfulness practices– such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga Tibetan Buddhist imagery meditation] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11306250/], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazen Zen meditation] [https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-99983-006], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga Kundalini yoga] [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10841380/]– are grounded in training and refining attention skills. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_control Attentional control] is a key cognitive process of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions executive functioning] (also referred to as cognitive control) necessary for emotional and behavioral regulation [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_functions]. | ||
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| + | Mindfulness training has been shown to enhance cognitive control in children and adults [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-019-01279-4]. On a phenomenological level, the process of mindfulness training engages with the self-regulation of cognitive states that are interrelated with attentional [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network networks]. | ||
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Revision as of 23:45, 21 October 2022
By Liza Tatishev
Mindfulness involves non-judgmental moment-to-moment self-awareness of physical and mental states– it is the ability to be fully conscious and aware. Within the past decade, scientific interest in mindfulness practices has increased. Mindfulness has a long history: originating over 2,500 years ago in Indian Buddhist tradition [1]. By the mid-twentieth century, mindfulness became secularized and incorporated into psychological intervention methods to improve emotional well-being [2]. Today, mindfulness-based intervention methods are recognized as successful approaches in treating a variety of psychological disorders, including depression, anxiety, and addiction. A more precise understanding of mindfulness can benefit the refinement of mindfulness-based intervention methods.
A more precise understanding of mindfulness can benefit the refinement of mindfulness-based intervention methods. Artificial neural networks within the field of computational neuroscience offer a method to examine the neuroscience of mindfulness.
Psychological Mechanisms
As a psychological intervention method, mindfulness practices– such as Tibetan Buddhist imagery meditation [3], Zen meditation [4], and Kundalini yoga [5]– are grounded in training and refining attention skills. Attentional control is a key cognitive process of executive functioning (also referred to as cognitive control) necessary for emotional and behavioral regulation [6].
Cognitive control Mindfulness training has been shown to enhance cognitive control in children and adults [7]. On a phenomenological level, the process of mindfulness training engages with the self-regulation of cognitive states that are interrelated with attentional networks.
