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 resonanceEffortless awareness: using real time neurofeedback to investigate correlates of posterior cingulate cortex activity in meditators' self-report
Garrison KA, Santoyo JF, Davis JH, Thornhill TA, Kerr CE, Brewer JA. Effortless awareness: using real time neurofeedback to investigate correlates of posterior cingulate cortex activity in meditators' self-report. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2013, 7: 440. PMID: 23964222, PMCID: PMC3734786, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefault mode networkPosterior cingulate cortexSubjective experienceCognitive processesMode networkNeural activitySensory experiencePosterior cingulate cortex activitySelf-related thinkingPCC activityCingulate cortex activityFirst-person dataFirst-person experienceThird-person dataReal-time neurofeedbackPCC deactivationNeurophenomenological studiesMind wanderingPCC activationNeurofeedback studiesCortex activityCingulate cortexTheoretical constructsMeditationTheory methodologyWhat about the “Self” is Processed in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex?
Brewer JA, Garrison KA, Whitfield-Gabrieli S. What about the “Self” is Processed in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex? Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2013, 7: 647. PMID: 24106472, PMCID: PMC3788347, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior cingulate cortexReal-time fMRI neurofeedbackCognitive processesPCC activityFMRI neurofeedbackCingulate cortexSelf-related processesSelf-referential processingKey brain regionsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive tasksNeurophenomenological studiesTrait adjectivesMind wanderingBrain activityDrug cravingSubjective experienceBrain regionsNeurofeedbackTaskMidline structuresMajority of studiesDifferent domainsSpecific contributionCortex