A neuroscience perspective on the plasticity of the social and relational brain
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2025
Over
the
past
two
decades,
fields
of
social
and
contemplative
neurosciences
have
made
significant
strides.
Initial
research
utilizing
fMRI
identified
neuronal
networks
involved
in
empathy,
mentalizing,
compassion,
as
well
complex
interactions
among
these
networks.
Subsequent
studies
shifted
to
testing
plasticity
skills
via
different
types
mindfulness-
or
compassion-based
mental
training
programs,
demonstrating
brain
plasticity,
enhanced
capacities
motivation,
improved
health
overall
well-being.
Next,
researchers
developed
scalable
evidence-based
online
programs
address
growing
levels
problems
loneliness,
both
exacerbated
by
COVID-19
pandemic.
Innovative
approaches,
such
novel
relational
partner-based
practices
app-based
dyadic
offer
solutions
counteract
ongoing
societal
deterioration.
Current
are
now
applying
above
findings
support
resilience
building
within
diverse
domains
society
professional
populations-such
healthcare
workers
teachers-at
high
risk
burn-out.
Future
should
explore
broader
impact
training-related
individual
changes
on
larger
systems,
potentially
leading
development
a
translational
neuroscience
approach
that
leverages
insights
from
needs,
thereby
enhancing
resilience,
health,
cohesion.
Язык: Английский
10-Week Trajectories of Candidate Psychological Processes Differentially Predict Mental Health Gains from Online Dyadic versus Mindfulness Interventions: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(11), С. 3295 - 3295
Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2024
Background:
App-based
contemplative
interventions,
such
as
mindfulness-based
have
gained
popularity
for
the
promotion
of
mental
health;
however,
understanding
underlying
intervention-specific
mechanisms
remains
limited,
especially
related
to
novel
inter-relational
dyadic
practices.
Methods:
We
tested
(n
=
253)
seven
putative
two
brief
(daily
12-min)
online
interventions:
attention-focused
mindfulness
and
socio-emotional
partner-based,
both
supported
by
weekly
coaching.
Weekly
self-reports
rumination,
worry,
psychological
flexibility,
affective
control,
social
support,
acceptance,
were
obtained
over
10
weeks
intervention,
depression,
anxiety,
resilience
assessed
pre-
post-intervention
outcomes.
Results:
Significant
week-to-week
reductions
in
rumination
increases
flexibility
observed
interventions.
Only
attention-based
practice
led
temporal
only
control.
Mediation
analyses
with
slopes
variables
mediators
detected
no
significant
indirect
effects.
However,
exploratory
moderation
revealed
that
intervention-related
depressive
symptomatology
anxiety
vulnerability
predicted
acceptance
control
group,
worry
group.
Limitations
study
include
reliance
on
self-report
measures,
relatively
small
sample
size,
absence
long-term
follow-up
assessments
indicating
need
future
well-powered
longitudinal
studies
comparing
intervention
modalities.
Conclusions:
present
preliminary
evidence
practice-specific
active
ingredients
which
can
be
leveraged
enhance
their
efficiency
health.
Язык: Английский