Psicobiología de Mindfulness

Autores/as

  • Santiago Segovia Instituto Psicoeducativo ELEA, Departamento de Psicobiología, UNED

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37536/RIECS.2019.4.S1.126

Palabras clave:

Mindfulness, Psicobiología de Mindfulness, Red Neural por Defecto, Red Neural Mindful, Sustancia Gris Cerebral, Sustancia Blanca Cerebral, Sistema Endocrino, Sistema Inmune, Envejecimiento, Procesamiento Emocional, Procesamiento Cognitivo

Resumen

En el presente artículo revisamos aspectos conceptuales de mindfulness, así como la Psicobiología de la meditación basada en mindfulness. En concreto, abordamos las redes neurales de la atención involucradas en mindfulness y los efectos de esta práctica sobre las sustancias gris y blanca cerebrales, los sistemas endocrino e inmune, la red neural por defecto, el envejecimiento, el procesamiento emocional y el procesamiento cognitivo.

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28-01-2019

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