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| Title |
Mechanisms of white matter change induced by meditation training
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01220 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael I. Posner, Yi-Yuan Tang, Gary Lynch |
| Abstract |
Training can induce changes in specific brain networks and changes in brain state. In both cases it has been found that the efficiency of white matter as measured by diffusion tensor imaging is increased, often after only a few hours of training. In this paper we consider a plausible molecular mechanism for how state change produced by meditation might lead to white matter change. According to this hypothesis frontal theta induced by meditation produces a molecular cascade that increases myelin and improves connectivity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 27% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 9% |
| Spain | 1 | 9% |
| Brazil | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Scientists | 2 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 135 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 130 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 21% |
| Researcher | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 10% |
| Professor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 21% |
| Unknown | 18 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 44 | 33% |
| Neuroscience | 22 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 10% |
| Unknown | 31 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 29. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 December 2023.
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#2,691
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#14,746
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#51
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