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Neural mechanisms of attentional control in mindfulness meditation

Peter Malinowski February 7, 2013 Research Blog 0

Published a few days ago: In this focused review article I consider three main points: First, I present the general framework or skeleton (the Liverpool Mindfulness Model) my group uses as guidance for our meditation/mindfulness work . Second, I present …

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Meditation changes brain connectivity

Peter Malinowski August 22, 2012 Research Blog 1

- a recent study revealed underlying mechanisms of white matter change Over the last few years, research has established that meditation practice influences various aspects of our cognitive and emotional life in positive ways. It is exciting to see that such …

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Buddhism and Science Day in London

Peter Malinowski May 25, 2012 Research Blog 1

Buddhists and Scientists explore the nature of consciousness On Wednesday 20 June three Buddhists and Scientists will meet in London to explore the nature of consciousness and its role in nature – combining perspectives from Tibetan Buddhism, Neuroscience, Psychology and Physics …

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Research Topic: Neural Effects of Mindfulness/Contemplative Training

Peter Malinowski March 16, 2012 Research Blog 0

The Journal “Frontiers in Human Neuroscience” published a series of research articles on the effects of meditation and mindfulness practice on brain and brain function. Under the research topic: “Neural Effects of Mindfulness/Contemplative Training” guest editor Amishi Jha, Assistant Professor at the …

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Mindfulness and Cognitive Control

Peter Malinowski February 17, 2012 Research Blog 0

An important ability in life is the ability to act automatically. Once we have learned how to ride a bycicle it will work without much – if any – conscious effort or control being required. This is certainly a good …

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Published today: regular brief meditation changes brain activity

Peter Malinowski February 10, 2012 Research Blog 0

Today a first article from our research project into the effects of mindfulness meditation practice on attentional functions was published in the open access journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Here the link to the article: Regular, brief mindfulness meditation practice improves …

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in Liverpool: The Science of Buddhist Meditation

Peter Malinowski January 26, 2012 Research Blog 0

Are you living in or close to Liverpool? … then this talk might be of interest: On Saturday 04 February at 3pm, I will be talking about the Science of Buddhist Meditation. In this talk I will present scientific and …

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Meditation practice is associated with reduced mind-wandering

Peter Malinowski November 27, 2011 Research Blog 1

A forthcoming publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports a brain imaging study that shows reduced brain activity during meditation in those brain areas that are typically quite active during day-dreaming or mind-wandering. A research group led …

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Mindfulness meditation – How does it work? Part Two

Peter Malinowski November 26, 2011 Research Blog 0

In a recent post I introduced a theoretical paper on the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of mindfulness practice by Britta Hölzel and co-workers. Here I would like to offer a few more ideas that arose when reading this interesting …

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