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Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Magnetoencephalographic alpha band connectivity reveals differential default mode network interactions during focused attention and open monitoring meditation
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00832 |
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| Authors |
Laura Marzetti, Claudia Di Lanzo, Filippo Zappasodi, Federico Chella, Antonino Raffone, Vittorio Pizzella |
| Abstract |
According to several conceptualizations of meditation, the interplay between brain systems associated to self-related processing, attention and executive control is crucial for meditative states and related traits. We used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to investigate such interplay in a highly selected group of "virtuoso" meditators (Theravada Buddhist monks), with long-term training in the two main meditation styles: focused attention (FA) and open monitoring (OM) meditation. Specifically, we investigated the differences between FA meditation, OM meditation and resting state in the coupling between the posterior cingulate cortex, core node of the Default Mode Network (DMN) implicated in mind wandering and self-related processing, and the whole brain, with a recently developed phase coherence approach. Our findings showed a state dependent coupling of posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) to nodes of the DMN and of the executive control brain network in the alpha frequency band (8-12 Hz), related to different attentional and cognitive control processes in FA and OM meditation, consistently with the putative role of alpha band synchronization in the functional mechanisms for attention and consciousness. The coupling of PCC with left medial prefrontal cortex (lmPFC) and superior frontal gyrus characterized the contrast between the two meditation styles in a way that correlated with meditation expertise. These correlations may be related to a higher mindful observing ability and a reduced identification with ongoing mental activity in more expert meditators. Notably, different styles of meditation and different meditation expertise appeared to modulate the dynamic balance between fronto-parietal (FP) and DMN networks. Our results support the idea that the interplay between the DMN and the FP network in the alpha band is crucial for the transition from resting state to different meditative states. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| Japan | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| France | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 10 | 71% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 64% |
| Scientists | 3 | 21% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 248 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 237 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 18% |
| Researcher | 39 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 8% |
| Other | 49 | 20% |
| Unknown | 44 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 75 | 30% |
| Neuroscience | 44 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 6% |
| Engineering | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 33 | 13% |
| Unknown | 54 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 July 2015.
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#1,769
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#42,748
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#78
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