This is an unsorted list of the most recent studies reviewed on the blog. The most recent reviews are appear at the top of the list. All the links are internal but from each blog item you will be able to access the original study.
| Key Words | Title | Year | Authors |
| Empathy, compassion and prosocial behaviour. | A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy, Compassion and Prosocial Behaviors | 2018 | Luberto, C. M., Shinday, N., Song, R., Philpotts, L. L., Park, E. R., Fricchione, G. L., & Yeh, G. Y. |
| Default mode network (DMN) | How far can we trust meditation research?: Growing concerns about the quality of meditation research are discussed. | 2018 | Stephen Gene Morris |
| Podcast | Nondual Awareness – Duality and non-duality are the two poles of human experience, understanding them is a key part of engaging with meditation | 2018 | Stephen Gene Morris |
| Default mode network (DMN) | A wandering mind is an unhappy mind. | 2010 | Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. |
| Default mode network (DMN) | A wandering mind is a less caring mind: Daily experience sampling during compassion meditation training. | 2016 | Jazaieri, H., Lee, I. A., McGonigal, K., Jinpa, T., Doty, J. R., Gross, J. J., & Goldin, P. R. |
| Default mode network (DMN) | The default network and self‐generated thought: component processes, dynamic control, and clinical relevance | 2014 | Andrews‐Hanna, J. R., Smallwood, J., & Spreng, R. N. |
| MCI, dementia, brain health in middle age | A personalized 12‐week ” Brain Fitness Program” for improving cognitive function and increasing the volume of hippocampus in elderly with mild cognitive impairment. | 2016 | Fotuhi, M., Lubinski, B., Trullinger, M., Hausterman, N., Riloff, T., Hadadi, M., & Raji, C. A. |
| Mind wandering | The wandering brain: Meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies of mind-wandering and related spontaneous thought processes | 2015 | Fox, K. C., Spreng, R. N., Ellamil, M., Andrews-Hanna, J. R., & Christoff, K |
| Depression, mindfulness | Meditation buffers medical student compassion from the deleterious effects of depression | 2018 | Mascaro, J. S., Kelley, S., Darcher, A., Negi, L. T., Worthman, C., Miller, A., & Raison, C. |
| Mindfulness, stop smoking | Efficacy of mindfulness meditation for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis | 2017 | Maglione M, Maher A, Ewing B, Colaiaco B, Newberry S, Kandrack R, Shanman RM, Sorbero ME & Hempel S |
| Meditation, cognitive ageing | Cognitive Ageing and Long-Term Maintenance of Attentional Improvements Following Meditation Training | 2018 | Zanesco, A. P., King, B. G., MacLean, K. A., & Saron, C. D. |
| Research issues | Outstanding Challenges in Scientific Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2018 | Davidson, R. J., & Dahl, C. J. |
| Compassion mind training, palliative care | Mindfulness and compassion-oriented practices at work reduce distress and enhance self-care of palliative care teams: a mixed-method evaluation of an “on the job“ program | 2017 | Orellana-Rios, C. L., Radbruch, L., Kern, M., Regel, Y. U., Anton, A., Sinclair, S., & Schmidt, S |
| Proscocial effects | The limited prosocial effects of meditation: A systematic review and meta-analysis | 2017 | Kreplin, U., Farias, M., & Brazil, I. A |
| Mirror neurons | Understanding motor events: a neurophysiological study | 1992 | Di Pellegrino, G., Fadiga, L., Fogassi, L., Gallese, V., & Rizzolatti, G. |
| Nondual meditation | Neural correlates of nondual awareness in meditation | 2014 | Josipovic, Z. |
| Defining mindfulness | Is mindfulness Buddhist? (and why it matters) | 2015 | Sharf , R. |
| Defining mindfulness | What does mindfulness really mean? A canonical perspective | 2011 | Bhikkhu Bodhi |
| Stress and wellbeing | Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | 2014 | Goyal, M., Singh, S., Sibinga, E. M., Gould, N. F., Rowland-Seymour, A., Sharma, R., Berger, Z., Sleicher, D., Maron, D., Shihab, H., & Ranasinghe, P. |
| Mindfulness and MBSR | Some reflections on the origins of MBSR, skillful means, and the trouble with maps | 2011 | Kabat-Zinn, J. |
| Defining mindfulness | On Some Definitions of Mindfulness | 2011 | Gethin, R. |
| Defining mindfulness | Is mindfulness present-centred and non-judgmental? A discussion of the cognitive dimensions of mindfulness | 2011 | Dreyfus, G. |
| Defining mindfulness | Mindfulness in Cultural Context | 2015 | Kirmayer, L. |
| Theoretical frameworks | Investigating the Phenomenological Matrix of Mindfulness-Related Practices from a Neurocognitive Perspective | 2015 | Lutz, A., Jha, A. P., Dunne, J. D., & Saron, C. D. |
| Research issues | Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2015 | Davidson, R. J., & Kaszniak, A. W. |
| Mindfulness and structural change | Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain grey matter density | 2011 | Hölzel, B. K., Carmody, J., Vangel, M., Congleton, C., Yerramsetti, S. M., Gard, T., & Lazar, S. W |
| Mindfulness and time perception | The effect of mindfulness meditation on time perception | 2013 | Kramer, R. S., Weger, U. W., & Sharma, D |
| Mindfulness and society | Mindfulness: Towards A Critical Relational Perspective | 2013 | Stanley, S. |
| Loving kindness meditation, PTSD | Loving-kindness Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study | 2013 | Kearney, D. J., Malte, C. A., McManus, C., Martinez, M. E., Felleman, B., & Simpson, T. L. |
| Mindfulness, MAAS | The Benefits of Being Present: Mindfulness and Its Role in Psychological Well-being | 2003 | Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. |
| Meditation and structural change | Neural correlates of attentional expertise in long-term meditation practitioners | 2007 | Brefczynski-Lewis, J. A., Lutz, A., Schaefer, H. S., Levinson, D. B., & Davidson, R. J. |
| Meditation and structural change | Effects of Mindful-attention and Compassion Meditation Training on Amygdala Response to Emotional Stimuli in an Ordinary, Non-meditative State | 2012 | Desbordes, G., Negi, L. T., Pace, T. W., Wallace, B. A., Raison, C. L., & Schwartz, E. L. (2012). |
| Meditation and structural change | Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise | 2008 | Lutz, A., Brefczynski-Lewis, J., Johnstone, T., & Davidson, R. J. |
| Meditation and emotional change | Open Hearts Build Lives: Positive Emotions, Induced Through Loving-Kindness Meditation, Build Consequential Personal Resources | 2008 | Fredrickson, B. L., Cohn, M. A., Coffey, K. A., Pek, J., & Finkel, S. M. |
| Loving kindness meditation and back pain | Loving-Kindness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain | 2005 | Carson, J. W., Keefe, F. J., Lynch, T. R., Carson, K. M., Goli, V., Fras, A. M., & Thorp, S. R. |
| Loving kindness meditation | Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness | 2008 | Hutcherson, C. A., Seppala, E. M., & Gross, J. J. |
