Current research findings
The scientists and staff at the CIHM regularly review top research articles from both within the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and from other research groups. Provided here are non-evaluative summaries to share with the public and scientific community.
CIHM research findings
Slagter et al., 2009: Theta phase synchrony and conscious target perception: Impact of intensive mental training. Find full article here.
Light et al., 2009: Empathy is associated with dynamic change in prefrontal brain electrical activity during positive emotion in children. Find full article here.
Light et al., 2009: Dynamic variation in pleasure in children predicts non-linear change in lateral frontal activity. Find full article here.
Brefczynski-Lewis et al., 2007: Neural correlates of attentional expertise in long-term meditation practitioners. Find full article here.
Slagter et al., 2007: Mental training affects use of limited brain resources. Find full article here.
Related research findings
Pronk and colleague's 2010 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology paper titled "What it takes to forgive: When and why executive functioning facilitates forgiveness"
Hurlemann and colleague's 2010 Journal of Neuroscience paper titled "Oxytocin Enhances Amygdala-Dependent, Socially Reinforced Learning and Emotional Empathy in Humans"
Pace and colleauge's 2009 Psychoneuroendocrinology paper titled "Effect of compassion meditation on neuroendocrine, innate immune and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress"
Rodrigues and colleague's 2009 PNAS paper titled "Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans"
Black and colleague's 2009 Pediatrics paper titled "Sitting-meditation interventions among youth: A review of treatment efficacy"
Christoff and colleague's 2009 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper titled "Experience sampling during fMRI reveals default network and executive system contributions to mind wandering"
Moore's 2009 Psychological Science paper titled "Fairness in children’s resource allocation depends on the recipient"
Hutcherson and colleague's 2008 Emotion paper titled "Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness"
Fredrickson and colleague's 2008 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology paper titled "Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources"
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