Procedure
This was the research method used for the study.
What is a longitudinal study?
There were 6 males and 10 females in this group.
What is the experimental group?
this part of the brain showed an increase in gray matter concentration
What is the (left) hippocampus.
The study has this type of generalizability
What is poor generalizability?
These were the mindfulness exercises practiced (3).
What are body scans, mindful yoga, and sitting meditation?
There were 11 males and 6 females in this group.
What is the control group?
The adult nervous system has the capacity for this.
What is plasticity?
The reliability of the study was good for this reason.
What is a standardized procedure?
Image analyses were performed using this.
What are voxel-based morphometry (VBM) tools?
This was the sample method used.
What are volunteers?
This was confirmed as a result of the study.
What is the hypothesis/hypothesized increases in gray matter?
The results of this study show that MSBR can be used to improve memory or any other function linked to the hippcampus.
What is an application?
To investigate the potential longer term effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on brain gray matter.
What is the aim?
Participants had to be considered physically and psychologically healthy.
What is a requirement for being apart of the study?
This area of the brain showed significantly greater matter concentration (hint: list any one of the four, NOT the hippocampus).
What is:
Posterior cigulate cortex (PCC), Left-temporo parietal junction, Lateral cerebellum, Cerebellum vermis (brainstem)
The increase of gray matter in participants supports this side of nature vs. nurture
What is nature?
These are the psychology being investigated (2).
What are mindfulness meditation and localization of function?
These were considered contraindications for the MRI scan.
What are metallic implants or claustrophobia?
These 3 mindfulness factors on the FFMQ confirmed sigificant increases in MBSR group compared to the control.
What are Acting with Awareness, Observing, and Non-judging
It was a lab procedures so there are standardized procedures, like the type of meditation exercises
What is a strength of the study?