2018
Training in cognitive strategies reduces eating and improves food choice
Boswell RG, Sun W, Suzuki S, Kober H. Training in cognitive strategies reduces eating and improves food choice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e11238-e11247. PMID: 30420496, PMCID: PMC6275472, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717092115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive strategiesFood valuationBrief trainingUnhealthy foodsCognitive regulation strategiesFood choicesEffects of framingRegulation strategiesStudy 5Study 1Study 3Unhealthy eatingStudy 6Training componentHealthy food choicesNegative consequencesPositive benefitsCravingHealthy foodsTrainingClinical implicationsPrior workIndividualsImplicationsEatingBrief Mindfulness Meditation Improves Attention in Novices: Evidence From ERPs and Moderation by Neuroticism
Norris CJ, Creem D, Hendler R, Kober H. Brief Mindfulness Meditation Improves Attention in Novices: Evidence From ERPs and Moderation by Neuroticism. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2018, 12: 315. PMID: 30127731, PMCID: PMC6088366, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvent-related potentialsAttention Network TestFlanker taskMindfulness meditation trainingPossible underlying neural mechanismsBrief mindfulness meditationUnderlying neural mechanismsReaction timeExecutive attentionAttentional resourcesAttentional tasksIncongruent trialsMeditation trainingIndividual differencesLarger N2Network TestMindfulness meditationNeural mechanismsNovice meditatorsMeditation sessionLong-term practiceStudy 1Study 2Control participantsBrief meditation
2015
Boundary Conditions of Methamphetamine Craving
Lopez RB, Onyemekwu C, Hart CL, Ochsner KN, Kober H. Boundary Conditions of Methamphetamine Craving. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2015, 23: 436-444. PMID: 26302338, PMCID: PMC4658228, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive strategiesStudy 1Study 2Cognitive regulation strategiesMethamphetamine useNegative consequencesSmoking stimuliRegulation strategiesStrong cravingsMethamphetamine cravingCravingIntranasal stimuliMethamphetamine smokingPositive aspectsMethamphetamine usersMethamphetamine smokersParticipantsSignificant interactionStimuliClinical implicationsExploratory studyRoute of administrationMethamphetamineSmoking methamphetamineAbstinence