Mindfulness: Top-down or bottom-up emotion regulation strategy?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
10445780	Clinical Psychology Review	2013	15 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Mindfulness training (MT) has shown efficacy for many clinical conditions. âº Little is known about the neural correlates supporting the clinical benefits of MT. âº MT could be associated with top-down emotion regulation in short-term practitioners. âº MT could be associated with bottom-up emotion regulation in long-term practitioners. âº Different instructions or mental conditions could influence the neural mechanisms of MT.

Keywords

PFC Mindfulness based cognitive therapy MBCT LPFC vmPFC VLPFC OFC MBSR DLPFC MPFC ACC DMN PCC Orbito-frontal Cortex rACC Top–down Neuro-imaging functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI sgACC Mindfulness default mode network prefrontal cortex ventrolateral prefrontal cortex posterior cingulate cortex anterior cingulate cortex lateral prefrontal cortex medial prefrontal cortex Rostral anterior cingulate cortex Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Waiting list meditation Bottom–up Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ventromedial prefrontal cortex