meditation

More docs prescribing yoga, meditation

Doctors may be more accepting of certain complementary and alternative medicine therapies, such as yoga, meditation and deep breathing, than they have been in the past, a new study suggests. The results show about 3 percent of Americans use such mind-body therapies because of a referral from a physician. Evidence is growing to support the [...]

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Noise-Canceling Life’s Din Through Meditation

Studies have found that meditation helps prevent the recurrence of depression, perhaps by producing changes in parts of the brain associated with learning and anxiety. A new study suggests that meditation may modulate brain waves called alpha rhythms, which help regulate the transmission of sensory input from the surrounding environment. via Noise-Canceling Life’s Din Through [...]

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Prevalence of complementary medicine use in a phase 1 clinical trials program: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience.

Prevalence of complementary medicine use in a phase 1 clinical trials program: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience.
Cancer. 2011 Apr 28;
Authors: Naing A, Stephen SK, Frenkel M, Chandhasin C, Hong DS, Lei X, Falchook G, W…

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2011 Apr 28;
Authors: Fjorback LO, Arendt M, Ornbøl E, Fink P, Walach H
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Becoming connected: the lived experience of yoga participation after stroke.

Becoming connected: the lived experience of yoga participation after stroke.
Disabil Rehabil. 2011 Apr 21;
Authors: Garrett R, Immink MA, Hillier S
Purpose. To investigate the personal experiences and perceived outco…

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Enhanced response inhibition during intensive meditation training predicts improvements in self-reported adaptive socioemotional functioning.

Enhanced response inhibition during intensive meditation training predicts improvements in self-reported adaptive socioemotional functioning.
Emotion. 2011 Apr;11(2):299-312
Authors: Sahdra BK, Maclean KA, Ferrer E, Shaver PR,…

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Effects of mindfulness meditation training on anticipatory alpha modulation in primary somatosensory cortex.

Effects of mindfulness meditation training on anticipatory alpha modulation in primary somatosensory cortex.
Brain Res Bull. 2011 Apr 8;
Authors: Kerr CE, Jones SR, Wan Q, Pritchett DL, Wasserman RH, Wexler A, Villanueva JJ, S…

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Meditation makes people more rational decision-makers

Meditation, the ancient practice of mindfulness employed by all major religions, can actually reprogram the brain to be more rational and less emotional, researchers in Canada and the United States say. The researchers looked at a classic psychological test called the Ultimatum Game. In this test, researchers propose this scenario: A friend or relative has [...]

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Nurses' experiences, expectations, and preferences for mind-body practices to reduce stress.

Nurses’ experiences, expectations, and preferences for mind-body practices to reduce stress.
BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011 Apr 11;11(1):26
Authors: Kemper KJ, Bulla S, Krueger D, Ott M, McCool J, Gardiner P
ABSTRACT:…

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A Quantitative Electroencephalographic Study of Meditation and Binaural Beat Entrainment.

A Quantitative Electroencephalographic Study of Meditation and Binaural Beat Entrainment.
J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Apr 11;
Authors: Lavallee CF, Koren SA, Persinger MA
Abstract Objectives: The study objective was …

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