Brain Activity During Paired and Individual Mindfulness Meditation: A Controlled EEG Study.
Objective: In this study, we evaluated brain electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in healthy participants during the performance of paired and individual mindfulness meditation (MM). We hypothesized that EEG activity is differentially affected by meditation in pairs compared to individual meditati...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 45 - 58 |
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Floraglades Foundation, Inc.
2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=158828355&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 158828355 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13210122 B574 jtl: International Journal of Transpersonal Studies issn: 13210122 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2021 vid: 40 iid: 1 pid: 61411 pub: Floraglades Foundation, Inc. artinfo: ui: 158828355 10.24972/ijts.2021.40.1.45 ppf: 45 ppct: 13 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.4MB tig: atl: Brain Activity During Paired and Individual Mindfulness Meditation: A Controlled EEG Study. aug: au: Engelbregt, Hessel de Grauw, Sietske Baas, Hugo F. Alderse Deijen, Jan Berend affil: Hersencentrum Mental Health Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Munich, Germany Section Clinical Neuropsychology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands GGZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands su: Mindfulness Meditation Interpersonal communication Electroencephalography sug: subj: Mindfulness Meditation Interpersonal communication Electroencephalography keyword: brain activity EEG individual meditation mindfulness meditation paired meditation theory of mind brain activity EEG individual meditation mindfulness meditation paired meditation theory of mind ab: Objective: In this study, we evaluated brain electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in healthy participants during the performance of paired and individual mindfulness meditation (MM). We hypothesized that EEG activity is differentially affected by meditation in pairs compared to individual meditation. Methods: A total of 20 healthy female university students (mean age 19.54 years, SD =1.53) with no prior experience in MM participated in this study. All participants had to perform a 5-minute MM task together and individually while the other participant was in rest or performing a concentration task (control condition). To exclude social interaction as main factor, participants were separated from their research partner by an opaque screen while instructions were given through headphones. Brain electroencephalographic (EEG) activity from each individual student was measured during all conditions. Results: The main findings indicate that left-frontal alpha and theta spectral EEG power was significantly higher during the paired MM condition compared to individual MM and control condition. Conclusions: This controlled MM study demonstrates differences in brain activity between practicing mindfulness in pairs compared to practicing it individually. We conclude that the increased alpha and theta EEG power during paired MM may be associated with social facilitation or the activation of "theory of mind." The results invite further reflection on interpersonal communication and mindfulness. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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