background

Question 1

MBSR

Answer 1

mindfulness-based stress reduction
3 techniques:
1)body scanning
2)mindful yoga
3)sitting meditation

Question 2

measuring changes in mindfulness

Answer 2

5FFMQ
five facets of mindfulness questionnaire is a way of measuring changes in five key areas of mindfulness
they are
1) the ability to observe
2)describe
3)passing thoughts and feelings in a nonjudgmental
4) and nonractive
5)way and awareness of actions

each facet(aspect)is positively correlated with wellbeing

(self reports conform MER linked results)
AD:rating scale objectivity easy analysis
disadvantage: misinterpreted questions not accurate answers

Question 3

previous research on localization of function

Answer 3

the hippocampus and insula have each been identified in at least two Studies.

• in a study participants meditated while in a FMRI scanner and the hippocampus was especially active.

-grey matter increases in key brain structures when people learn new knowledge or skills and it and it may be linked to wellbeing

Question 4

Measuring changes in Grey Matter

Answer 4

Voxel:
in simpler words, a cube within a 3D model. similar to how a pixel is a part of a 2D image.
Morphometry:
quantitative analysis of a form.

A voxel-based morphometry is a process where different tissues of the brain (like white matter, or grey matter) are mapped onto a template

This is to monitor changes/differences in the structure of the brain.
(in this study, they compare the brains of meditators vs non mediators)