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Meditation-induced modulation of brain response to transcranial magnetic stimulation

2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.brs.2018.08.018

1935-861X

Olivier Bodart, Matteo Fecchio, Marcello Massimini, Sarah Wannez, Alessandra Virgillito, Silvia Casarotto, Mario Rosanova, Antoine Lutz, Matthieu Ricard, Steven Laureys, Olivia Gosseries,

Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Meditation can be conceptualized as a family of complex emotional and attentional regulatory training regimes developed for various ends, including the cultivation of well-being and emotional balance. Previous studies have demonstrated that meditation may have positive effects on self-awareness, emotion regulation, attention processes, and also structural neuroplasticity [ [1] Tang Y.-Y. Hölzel B.K. Posner M.I. The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2015; 16: 1-13https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3916 Crossref PubMed Scopus (1232) Google Scholar ]. However, the underlying neurophysiology remains poorly understood. Transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with electroencephalography (TMS–EEG) is a non-invasive technique to probe brain activity and connectivity. We aim at establishing whether TMS–EEG can detect changes in brain reactivity during meditation practice and at evaluating whether these changes are specific to the achieved state and to stimulated cortical areas.