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Identifying the Neurofunctional Connections Supporting Mindfulness Meditation Based Analgesia
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mindfulness Training and Book Listening Control for Pain. Completed, enrolled 40 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to reduce pain in experimental and clinical settings, and the neural mechanisms underlying this analgesia are distinct from that of placebo related beliefs in the utility of the meditation. Although previous studies have identified potential cortical and sub-cortical targets responsible for mediating these effects, the connectional relationships between them remains largely unexplored. The present study will use blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) neuroimaging to assess functional connections supporting mindfulness meditation.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A well-validated brief mindfulness-based mental training regimen \[four sessions; 20 min/session\] will be used to teach patients to independently practice mindfulness meditation.
Study volunteers will listen to four 20 minute blocks of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne throughout their interventions.