Presence : how mindfulness and meditation shape your brain, mind, and life /

Research on the beneficial effects of mindfulness and meditation has boomed over the last decade. This volume is the first book-length review of this extensive body of research, aimed at the non-specialist reader, examining effects on brain activation, brain structure, attention, stress, and well-be...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Verhaeghen, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Edition:1 edition.
Subjects:
Mindfulness (Psychology)
Meditation.
Mind and body.
Brain.
Pleine conscience (Psychologie)
Méditation.
Cerveau.
brains.
PSYCHOLOGY > Applied Psychology.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > General.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Happiness.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Success.
Brain
Meditation
Mind and body
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • What is mindfulness?
  • Your body and brain on meditation
  • The meditating brain in action : attention, body, and self
  • Telltale traces in the brain
  • From monkey mind to monk's mind : mindfulness practice and attention
  • Mindfulness practice and well-being
  • Mindfulness as medicine
  • Meditation and mindfulness : final words
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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