The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation How the Body and Mind Wor
This book presents the latest neuroscience research on mindfulness meditation and provides guidance on how to apply these findings to our work, relationships, health, education and daily lives. Presenting cutting-edge research on the neurological and cogn
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Yi-Yuan Tang
The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation
Yi-Yuan Tang
The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation How the Body and Mind Work Together to Change Our Behaviour
Yi-Yuan Tang Department of Psychological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, USA and Department of Internal Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-46321-6 ISBN 978-3-319-46322-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-46322-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944111 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Pattern adapted from an Indian cotton print produced in the 19th century Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my family, for their endless support and love.
FOREWORD
Toward a Mindful Brain Yi-Yuan Tang is an expert in this area. As a tenured professor and institute director, he has over 30 years of experience in China to test mindfulness training effects in both healthy and patient populations. Then he came to the U.S. to extend his basic and translational research work in both University of Oregon and Texas Tech University. I have been working with him on mechanisms of mindfulness training on attention and self-control since 2006, and have published over 30 peer-review articles together. We propose mindfulness training as one form of the state training compared to the network training such as computerized working memory program. We also demonstrate mindfulness training improves self-control through at least 3 ways—attention control, emotion regulation and self-awareness. This book provides both a guide for obtaining a mindful brain a
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