Abstract
Mindfulness meditation research mainly focuses on psychological outcomes such as behavioral, cognitive, and emotional functioning. However, the neuroscience literature on mindfulness meditation has grown in recent years. This paper provides an overview of relevant neuroscience and psychological research on the effects of mindfulness meditation. We propose a translational prevention framework of mindfulness and its effects. Drawing upon the principles of prevention science, this framework integrates neuroscience and prevention research and postulates underlying brain regulatory mechanisms that explain the impact of mindfulness on psychological outcomes via self-regulation mechanisms linked to underlying brain systems. We conclude by discussing potential clinical and practice implications of this model and directions for future research.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-72 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Translational behavioral medicine |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Mindfulness meditation
- Prevention science
- Self-regulation
- Translational neuroscience
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Behavioral Neuroscience