2019
Let it be: mindful acceptance down-regulates pain and negative emotion
Kober H, Buhle J, Weber J, Ochsner KN, Wager TD. Let it be: mindful acceptance down-regulates pain and negative emotion. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2019, 14: 1147-1158. PMID: 31989171, PMCID: PMC7057281, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsz104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMindful acceptanceEmotion regulation strategiesCognitive control systemPrefrontal control systemsMeditation-naïve participantsSelf-report measuresKinds of stimuliEmotion regulationNeutral imagesNegative emotionsAmygdala responseMindfulness trainingNegative affectAffective significanceEmotional intensityRegulation strategiesBrain processesNegative imageInitial appraisalEmotionsLateral pain systemPain systemStimuliParticipantsChronic pain
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