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The Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on the Wandering Mind: a Systematic Review.
Feruglio S, Matiz A, Pagnoni G, Fabbro F, Crescentini C. Feruglio S, et al. Among authors: pagnoni g. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Dec;131:313-330. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.09.032. Epub 2021 Sep 21. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021. PMID: 34560133 Review.
The aim of this systematic review is to present a synthesis of available findings of the short and long-term effects of MM on mind wandering (MW). We included studies that considered both first-person and behavioral/physiological measures of MW. ...
The aim of this systematic review is to present a synthesis of available findings of the short and long-term effects of MM on mind wa …
Short-term mindfulness practice attenuates reward prediction errors signals in the brain.
Kirk U, Pagnoni G, Hétu S, Montague R. Kirk U, et al. Among authors: pagnoni g. Sci Rep. 2019 May 6;9(1):6964. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43474-2. Sci Rep. 2019. PMID: 31061515 Free PMC article.
Activity changes in dopaminergic neurons encode the ongoing discrepancy between expected and actual value of a stimulus, providing a teaching signal for a reward prediction process. Previous work comparing a cohort of long-term Zen meditators to controls demonstrated an at …
Activity changes in dopaminergic neurons encode the ongoing discrepancy between expected and actual value of a stimulus, providing a teachin …
Dopaminergic mechanisms of reduced basal ganglia responses to hedonic reward during interferon alfa administration.
Capuron L, Pagnoni G, Drake DF, Woolwine BJ, Spivey JR, Crowe RJ, Votaw JR, Goodman MM, Miller AH. Capuron L, et al. Among authors: pagnoni g. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Oct;69(10):1044-53. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.2094. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012. PMID: 23026954 Free PMC article.
CONTEXT: Inflammatory cytokines or cytokine inducers can alter basal ganglia activity, including reducing responsiveness to rewarding stimuli that may be mediated by cytokine effects on dopamine function. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether long-term administration of the inf …
CONTEXT: Inflammatory cytokines or cytokine inducers can alter basal ganglia activity, including reducing responsiveness to rewarding stimul …
Changes in heart rate variability of depressed patients after electroconvulsive therapy.
Royster EB, Trimble LM, Cotsonis G, Schmotzer B, Manatunga A, Rushing NN, Pagnoni G, Auyeung SF, Brown AR, Schoenbeck J, Murthy S, McDonald WM, Musselman DL. Royster EB, et al. Among authors: pagnoni g. Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol. 2012;2012:794043. doi: 10.1155/2012/794043. Epub 2012 Aug 27. Cardiovasc Psychiatry Neurol. 2012. PMID: 22966422 Free PMC article.
Conclusion. In the short term, there appear to be no significant improvement in HRV in ECT-treated patients whose depressive symptoms respond versus those who do not. Future studies will reveal whether diminished depressive symptoms with ECT are reliably associated with im …
Conclusion. In the short term, there appear to be no significant improvement in HRV in ECT-treated patients whose depressive symptoms …
Age effects on gray matter volume and attentional performance in Zen meditation.
Pagnoni G, Cekic M. Pagnoni G, et al. Neurobiol Aging. 2007 Oct;28(10):1623-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.06.008. Epub 2007 Jul 25. Neurobiol Aging. 2007. PMID: 17655980
Zen meditation, a Buddhist practice centered on attentional and postural self-regulation, has been speculated to bring about beneficial long-term effects for the individual, ranging from stress reduction to improvement of cognitive function. ...
Zen meditation, a Buddhist practice centered on attentional and postural self-regulation, has been speculated to bring about beneficial long …
Long-term effects of vaccination on attentional performance.
Nicoletti R, Porro CA, Brighetti G, Monti D, Pagnoni G, Guido M, Rubichi S, Franceschi C. Nicoletti R, et al. Among authors: pagnoni g. Vaccine. 2004 Sep 28;22(29-30):3877-81. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.04.008. Vaccine. 2004. PMID: 15364434 Clinical Trial.