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Research That Might Just Excite You


Effects of Meditation

Alexandra D.,  Stanton, Annette L.. Crespi, Catherine M., Winston, Diana Arevalo, Jesusa, Ma,  Jeffrey,  Cole, Steve W., Ganz, Patricia A. Mindfulness meditation for younger breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial23 December 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.29194Citations: 119
Ann N Y Acad Sci, Exploring age-related brain degeneration in meditation practitioners, 2014 Jan;1307:82-88. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12217. Epub 2013 Aug 7.

Basso, J. C., Mchale, A., Ende, V., Oberlin, D. J., & Suzuki, W. A. (2019). Brief, daily 
meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators. Behavioural Brain Research, 356, 208-220. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2018.08.023

Biegler, Kelly, Chaoul, M. Alejandro, and Cohen, Lorenzo, Cancer, Cognitive Impairment, and Meditation Acta Oncol 2009;48(1):18-26. doi: 10.1080/02841860802415535.

Bower, Julienne E.,  Crosswell HeeKim, Yeon, JungKim, Hwa, DoAhn, Seung, JeongSeo, Yun, HeeKim So, Effects of Meditation on Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue, and Quality of Life of Women Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer Complementary Therapies in Medicine Volume 21, Issue 4, August 2013, Pages 379-387

Grecucci, A., Pappaianni, E., Siugzdaite, R., Theuninck, A., & Job, R. (2015). Mindful Emotion 
Regulation: Exploring the Neurocognitive Mechanisms behind Mindfulness. BioMed Research International, 2015, 1-9. doi:10.1155/2015/670724

Greensberg, M., Ph.D. (2015). How Mindfulness Improves Your Brain and  Relationships. Psychology Today

Kilpatrick, L. A., Suyenobu, B. Y., Smith, S. R., Bueller, J. A., Goodman, T., Creswell, J. D.,  
Naliboff, B. D. (2011). Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on intrinsic brain connectivity. NeuroImage, 56(1), 290-298. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.02.034

LaBier, D., Ph.D. (2015). How Meditation Changes the Structure of Your Brain. Psychology Today

Lee, M. (2009). Calming Your Nerves and Your Heart Through Meditation. Harvard University: The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Mohagheghzadeh A1, Faridi P, Shams-Ardakani M, Ghasemi Y (2006). Medicinal Smokes. J Ethnopharmacol.Nov 24;108(2):161-84. Epub 2006 Sep 9

Rinske A.GotinkabcRozannaMeijboombMeike W.VernooijabMarionSmitsbM.G. MyriamHuninkabd, 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction induces brain changes similar to traditional long-term meditation practice – A systematic review, Brain and Cognition. Volume 108, October 2016, Pages 32-41

Steinhubl, S. R., Wineinger, N. E., Patel, S., Boeldt, D. L., Mackellar, G., Porter, V., . . . Topol, 
E. J. (2015). Cardiovascular and Nervous System Changes During Meditation. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 9(145), 1-8. Frontier Pedatrics 2017; 5: 57. Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Feb 15;77(4):314-23. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.04.020. Epub 2014 May 23

Zapletal, K. (2017). Neuroscience of Mindfulness: What Exactly Happens to Your Brain When You Meditate.

Zsoldos, E. (2018). A Mindful Approach to the Year: Will Your Brain Thank you for it? A Medium Corporation.


Chronic Illness and Mental Health

Breitschwerdt, E., Greenberg, R., Maggi, R., Mozayeni, B Lewis, A., Bradley, J. (2019) Bartonella Henselea bloodstream infection in a boy with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. Journal of Central Nervous System Disease. 11, 1-8

Bransfield, R. (2018) Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and lyme disease. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 14, 693-713

Afrin, L., Butterfield, J., Raithel, M., Molderings, G. (2016) Often seen, rarely recognized; mast cell activation disease- a guide to diagnosis and therapeutic options. Annals of Medicine. Vol 48, 3, 190-201

Jian Xu, Ph.D., Rong-Jian Liu, Ph.D., Shaylyn Fahey, B.S., Luciana Frick, Ph.D., James Leckman, M.D., Ph.D., Flora Vaccarino, M.D., Ronald S. Duman, Ph.D., Kyle Williams, M.D., Ph.D., Susan Swedo, M.D., Christopher Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D (2020).  Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity Dept of Psychaitry: Yale,  ajp.psychiatryonline.org
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Brain Based Info
Uddin, L, Nomi,J., Hebert-Seropian,B., Ghaziri,J., and Boucher, O. (2017) Structure and function of the human insula.  Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. Jul; 34(4): 300–306
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Iacoboni, M., Molnar-Szakacs, I., Gallese, V., Buccino, G., Mazziotta, J. C., & Rizzolatti, G. 
(2005). Grasping the Intentions of Others with One’s Own Mirror Neuron System. PLoS Biology, 3(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030079

Siegel, D., and Bryson, T (2012) The whole brain child twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. NY. Randon House Pub Group.

Barry, A. M. (2009). Mirror Neurons: How We Become What We See. Visual Communications 
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