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    Mindfulness

    The Structure of the Mindful Brain
    October 3, 2012

    Research from Japan, published in PLoS One, assessed 19 undergraduates for qualities of mindfulness then performed cranial MRI scans, finding that variations in the right anterior insula were consistent with theories of this region’s function and of quality of mindfulness, and “contrary to the description of alexithymia, a reduction or incapacity to experience or verbalize emotions. The developed right anterior insula volume in individuals with a higher describing score in the present study may facilitate more awareness of their own emotional states, and awareness of their own stressful states may enable them to exert cognitive control over their emotions.”


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