Neural Basis of Mindfulness Interventions that Moderate the Impact of Stress on the Brain

Paulus, Martin P.

doi:10.1038/npp.2015.239

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“…However, patients with chronic back pain showed decreased neural activity after painful stimulation in the periaquaductal grey [ 14 ]. Since the insular cortex plays a central role in physiological regulation processes, body-related focused attention, and pain processing, differences in neural activity, connectivity, and structural changes might play a role when considering the potential of therapies like mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR, see Figure 1 , e.g., Paulus’ research [ 15 ]), amongst other psychological and cognitive-behavioral approaches.…”

Section: Neurobiological Consequences Of Painmentioning

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Stress and Alterations in the Pain Matrix: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Back Pain and Its Prevention and Treatment

Wippert

Wiebking

2018

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The genesis of chronic pain is explained by a biopsychosocial model. It hypothesizes an interdependency between environmental and genetic factors provoking aberrant long-term changes in biological and psychological regulatory systems. Physiological effects of psychological and physical stressors may play a crucial role in these maladaptive processes. Specifically, long-term demands on the stress response system may moderate central pain processing and influence descending serotonergic and noradrenergic signals from the brainstem, regulating nociceptive processing at the spinal level. However, the underlying mechanisms of this pathophysiological interplay still remain unclear. This paper aims to shed light on possible pathways between physical (exercise) and psychological stress and the potential neurobiological consequences in the genesis and treatment of chronic pain, highlighting evolving concepts and promising research directions in the treatment of chronic pain. Two treatment forms (exercise and mindfulness-based stress reduction as exemplary therapies), their interaction, and the dose-response will be discussed in more detail, which might pave the way to a better understanding of alterations in the pain matrix and help to develop future prevention and therapeutic concepts.

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Section: Neurobiological Consequences Of Painmentioning

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Stress and Alterations in the Pain Matrix: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Back Pain and Its Prevention and Treatment

Wippert

Wiebking

2018

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“…Mindfulness is a popular mode of therapeutic intervention currently applied in a variety of settings where the evidence for its effectiveness is growing (Creswell 2017;Gotink et al 2015; Paulus 2016). Numerous researchers, clinicians and scholars have suggested however that mindfulness is a richer concept than thus far understood and applied in psychology, and that the current interpretation of mindfulness merely as a clinically-useful psychological trait risks distorting and significantly limiting the potential contribution of mindfulness to mainstream psychology (Grossman 2011;Harrington and Dunne 2015;Hyland 2017;Kang and Whittingham 2010).…”

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“…;Weinstein and Ryan 2010). Furthermore mindfulness has been shown to reduce rumination, significantly reducing aggressive behaviour, and depressive symptoms(Borders et al 2010;Eisenlohr-Moul et al 2016;Heeren and Philippot 2011; Heppner et al 2008;Hwang and Kearney 2013;Labelle et al 2010;Peters et al 2015; Rodriguez et al 2014;Yusainy and Lawrence 2015), in addition to many of its other well-known benefits(Creswell 2017;Gotink et al 2015;Paulus 2016).Different individuals may display different amounts of wholesome and unwholesome volition towards various stimuli, and this could also change with changing circumstances and new conditioning influences. In the Buddhist path, engaging in wholesome volition is described as being essential for the cultivation of wisdom(Ñanamoli and Bodhi 1995;Nārada 2006;Sayadaw 2002).…”

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Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

Karunamuni¹,

Weerasekera²

2017

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Mindfulness interventions are becoming increasingly popular across a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical settings where they are often employed to promote psychological well-being. Mindfulness in its original context presented in Buddhist practice is used to systematically understand one’s moment-to-moment experience, and to gradually develop self-knowledge and wisdom. Buddhist teachings describe wisdom as seeing things just as they are - a requisite for the complete freedom from suffering. In psychological writings, although the construct of wisdom lacks a commonly accepted definition, direct experiential self-knowledge is considered to be an essential element of wisdom. The purpose of this article is to examine the three major trainings of the Buddhist path, as well as some of the key Buddhist theoretical constructs, in order to explore their contribution to the gradual development of experiential self-knowledge and wisdom. In Buddhist traditions, mindfulness is practised in the context of a moral and philosophical system, and the mind is described as a sequence of momentary mental states, each distinct and discrete, their connections with one another being causal. We explain how a clear understanding of mindfulness within the context of this broader theoretical framework can be helpful to individuals engaging in different levels of the mindfulness meditation practice, and how this understanding can result in more sustained outcomes for mindfulness interventions. Further explorations are made into how various barriers and motivators to mindfulness meditation can be better understood by linking the theoretical aspects with current research literature on mindfulness.

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“…Research in positive psychology has shown that altruistic behaviour has a positive influence on various psychological outcomes (Nelson et al 2015;Ouweneel et al 2014;Weinstein and Ryan 2010). Furthermore mindfulness has been shown to reduce rumination, significantly reducing aggressive behaviour, and depressive symptoms (Borders et al 2010;Eisenlohr-Moul et al 2016;Heeren and Philippot 2011;Heppner et al 2008;Hwang and Kearney 2013;Labelle et al 2010;Peters et al 2015;Rodriguez et al 2014;Yusainy and Lawrence 2015), in addition to many of its other well-known benefits (Creswell 2017;Gotink et al 2015;Paulus 2016).…”

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Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

Karunamuni

Weerasekera

2017

Curr Psychol

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Mindfulness interventions are becoming increasingly popular across a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical settings where they are often employed to promote psychological wellbeing. Mindfulness in its original context presented in Buddhist practice is used to systematically understand one's moment-to-moment experience, and to gradually develop selfknowledge and wisdom. Buddhist teachings describe wisdom as seeing things just as they are -a requisite for the complete freedom from suffering. In psychological writings, although the construct of wisdom lacks a commonly accepted definition, direct experiential self-knowledge is considered to be an essential element of wisdom. The purpose of this article is to examine the three major trainings of the Buddhist path, as well as some of the key Buddhist theoretical constructs, in order to explore their contribution to the gradual development of experiential selfknowledge and wisdom. In Buddhist traditions, mindfulness is practised in the context of a moral and philosophical system, and the mind is described as a sequence of momentary mental states, each distinct and discrete, their connections with one another being causal. We explain how a clear understanding of mindfulness within the context of this broader theoretical framework can be helpful to individuals engaging in different levels of the mindfulness meditation practice, and how this understanding can result in more sustained outcomes for mindfulness interventions.Further explorations are made into how various barriers and motivators to mindfulness meditation can be better understood by linking the theoretical aspects with current research literature on mindfulness.

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Neural Basis of Mindfulness Interventions that Moderate the Impact of Stress on the Brain

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

Stress and Alterations in the Pain Matrix: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Back Pain and Its Prevention and Treatment

Stress and Alterations in the Pain Matrix: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Back Pain and Its Prevention and Treatment

Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

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