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
2011
Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers
Westbrook C, Creswell JD, Tabibnia G, Julson E, Kober H, Tindle HA. Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2011, 8: 73-84. PMID: 22114078, PMCID: PMC3541484, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMindful attentionCue-induced cravingSmoking cuesSmoking imagesPresent-moment experienceTreatment-seeking smokersPsychophysiological interaction analysisMindfulness-based interventionsSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexNeural reactivityNeutral imagesBody of researchMoment experienceNeural markersAddictive disordersCingulate cortexFunctional connectivityNeural activityCuesMindfulnessCravingSmoking cessationAttention