Cel Training in mindfulness, the non-judgmental observation of experiences as they arise in the present moment, has been increasingly and successfully applied to the treatment of normative stress conditions and mental disorders. Yet, the neurological mechanisms that underlie the reported improvements are still largely unknown. This longitudinal study will investigate the influence of mindfulness training on a key underpinning of mental health, namely emotion regulation, and its associated brain activity. Healthy participants will be randomly assigned to either a validated eight week Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program or to a control condition. In a pre-post investigation, participants’ subjective reactions to aversive emotional stimuli (affective facial expressions) will be assessed, as will the associated brain activation using fMRI. We hypothesize that after the training the MBSR participants will rate the pictures as less aversive compared to control participants. Furthermore, the MBSR participants will show a patter of brain activation indicative of improved emotion regulation, relative to control participants. Finally, the effect of MBSR on the gray matter structure of the brain will be investigated. Dziedzina nauki medical and health sciencesclinical medicinepsychiatry Słowa kluczowe Brain research Clinical psychology Cognitive science Neuropsychology Social psychology Program(-y) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Temat(-y) FP7-PEOPLE-IOF-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development" Zaproszenie do składania wniosków FP7-PEOPLE-IOF-2008 Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania MC-IOF - International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) Koordynator JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITAET GIESSEN Wkład UE € 232 967,52 Adres LUDWIGSTRASSE 23 35390 Giessen Niemcy Zobacz na mapie Region Hessen Gießen Gießen, Landkreis Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kontakt administracyjny Christian M. Veldman (Dr.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych
