2021
Awareness, Affect, and Craving During Smoking Cessation: An Experience Sampling Study
Sala M, Roos CR, Brewer JA, Garrison KA. Awareness, Affect, and Craving During Smoking Cessation: An Experience Sampling Study. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 578-586. PMID: 34570534, PMCID: PMC8629854, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affectHigher positive affectExperience samplingMindfulness trainingPositive affectExperience Sampling StudyLower negative affectBetween-person levelKey psychological variablesMultilevel linear modelingLower smokingPsychological variablesSmoking cessationAffective statesPerson levelPerson's awarenessLower cravingAffectCessation researchLinear modelingSampling studyMindfulnessBehavior changeSmartphone appTraining
2013
The posterior cingulate cortex as a plausible mechanistic target of meditation: findings from neuroimaging
Brewer JA, Garrison KA. The posterior cingulate cortex as a plausible mechanistic target of meditation: findings from neuroimaging. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2013, 1307: 19-27. PMID: 24033438, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceKey brain regionsStudies of meditationPsychological modelsMeditation trainingNeurophenomenological studiesMindfulness trainingNeurobiological mechanismsPosterior cingulateBrain regionsMindfulnessMeditationTrainingNeurofeedbackCingulateFindingsPlausible targetMagnetic resonance