The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation: How the Body and Mind Work Together to Change Our Behaviour
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3319463217 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 90 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Written by an expert in the neuroscience of mindfulness this book will be valuable for scholars, researchers and practitioners in psychotherapy and the health sciences working with mindfulness, as well as those studying and working in the fields of neuroscience, psychology and social sciences.. The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation begins by explaining these foundations and then moves on to themes such as the impact of personality and how mindfulness can shape behaviour change, attention and self-control. Finally, the book discusses common misconceptions about mindfulness and challenges in future research endeavours. This book presents the latest neuroscience research on mindfulness meditation and provides guidanc
. He is a Fellow of both the Association for Psychological Sciences and the American Psychological Association. He developed mindfulness based Integrative Body-Mind Training (IBMT) in 1990s. Yi-Yuan Tang is a professor of psychological sciences and internal medicine, as well as Presidential Endowed Chair in Neuroscience, at
Measures of heart rate are used to show how the parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system helps produce the meditation state. Yi-Yuan also say that meditation training effectiveness differs among individuals and provides a perspective on who is most likely to benefit. It is important to recognize that my long association with the author may bias my reading of this volume. However, for those with a scientific interest in mindfulness this seems to me to be a serious and accurate approach to the field. It is not exhaustive but