2016
Functional neuroanatomy of meditation: A review and meta-analysis of 78 functional neuroimaging investigations
Fox KC, Dixon ML, Nijeboer S, Girn M, Floman JL, Lifshitz M, Ellamil M, Sedlmeier P, Christoff K. Functional neuroanatomy of meditation: A review and meta-analysis of 78 functional neuroimaging investigations. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2016, 65: 208-228. PMID: 27032724, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexFunctional neuroimaging studiesActivation likelihood estimationFunctional neuroimaging investigationsAnterior cingulate cortexSupplementary motor cortexDissociable patternsBrain activationMental strategiesFunctional neuroanatomyNeuroimaging studiesFrontopolar cortexMeditation practiceMental practiceNeuroimaging investigationsBehavioral aimPeak focusCingulate cortexActivation patternsBrain areasMeditationFuture researchMethodological concernsCortexMedium effects
2014
Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners
Fox KC, Nijeboer S, Dixon ML, Floman JL, Ellamil M, Rumak SP, Sedlmeier P, Christoff K. Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2014, 43: 48-73. PMID: 24705269, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomical likelihood estimationAltered brain structureBrain structuresEffect sizeWhite matterSystematic reviewBrain regionsPublication biasInterhemispheric communicationBrain morphologyNeuroimaging studiesMemory consolidationBody awarenessInteroceptive body awarenessMethodological limitationsNumerous studiesFurther research