Publications

Neuroscience of Contemplation

Desbordes, G. et al. (2012). Effects of mindful-attention and compassion meditation training on amygdala response to emotional stimuli in an ordinary, non-meditative state. Fronteiers in Human Neuroscience, 6, 1-15. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.31231/osf.io/hzv65

Gerritsen, R. J. S., & Band, G. P. (2018). Breath of life: the respiratory vagal stimulation model of contemplative activity. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 12, 397.

Gothe, N. P., Khan, I., Hayes, J., Erlenbach, E., & Damoiseaux, J. S. (2019). Yoga Effects on Brain Health: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature. Brain Plasticity, (Preprint), 1-17.

Josipovic, Z., & Baars, B.J. (2016). What can neuroscience learn from contemplative practices? Frontiers Media.

O’Connor, L. E., Rangan, R. K., Berry, J. W., Stiver, D. J., Rick, H., Ark, W., & Li, T. (2015). Empathy, compassionate altruism and psychological well-being in contemplative practitioners across five traditions. Psychology6(08), 989.

Schmalzl, L., & Kerr, C.E. (2016). Neural Mechanisms Underlying Movement-Based Embodied Contemplative Practices. Frontiers Media.

Thompson, E. (2006). Neurophenomenology and Contemplative Experience. In P. Clayton (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science (pp. 226-235). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 10.31231/osf.io/89hgv

Waters, L., Barsky, A., Ridd, A., & Allen, K. (2015). Contemplative education: A systematic, evidence-based review of the effect of meditation interventions in schools. Educational Psychology Review27(1), 103-134.

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