Procedure
How many items were in the FFMQ?
39
Approximately how much time (in minutes) was spent on mindfulness homework per day?
27 minutes per day
ROI shows what kind of change in the let hippocampus within the eight week period?
Structural changes
What guideline is displayed by the two participants who left the study after the first MRI scan?
Right to withdraw
What is the aim of the study?
Identify changes in specific brain regions, and the entire brain, by comparing grey matter concentration before and after a mindfulness course.
How many participants in each group provided useable data?
14 in each group
In the left hippocampus there was what kind of difference between the two groups in the study at the start?
No difference
Why is the TPJ important?
It is the way we see ourselves or self-referential processing.
What ethical guideline was violated when the control group participants were delayed from getting help until after the study?
Protection from harm
What was the research method used in this study?
Longitudinal
Every statement in the FFMQ responded to what type of scale?
5 point Likert- type scale.
What types of change in grey matter concentration was seen in the control group During the study?
Small reduction
Increases or decreases in the hippocampal volume may happen in response to what??????
MINDFULNESS 🧘♂️ meditationMx+by=c^2
How was protection from harm followed prior to the start of the procedures?
Researchers made sure no participants had metallic implants that could be affected by the magnets of the MRI scanner.
What is the IV of the study?
Exposure to an eight-week mindfulness-based intervention.
What were the two regions of interest (ROI)?
Hippocampus on both sides of the brain and bilateral insulae.
What correlations were there between the changes in the amount of homework completed by the participants or change in the FFMQ score?
NONE!!! 😝
Qué happens when the TPJ is impaired?
Leads to out of body experiences 👽👻
How was protection from harm followed after the study?
Control group participants received MBSR training after the study was concluded.
Change in grey matter
MRI Scans were used to (2 pts)?
2. Provide whole brain analysis
What were the 4 clusters in the brain that exhibited changes in grey matter concentration (MBSR participants)?
Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC), Left Temporo-parietal junction (Left TPJ), Lateral cerebellum (C), and cerebellar vermis/ brainstem (CV).
The PCC has a role in the way we judge the relevance of what to ourselves?
Stimuli
All participants signed a form giving their approval to the study. What ethical guideline is this?
Informed consent
Why did participants complete questionnaires?
To measure five mindfulness scales (both before and after the intervention)