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Joon Hwan Janga, Wi Hoon Jungb, Do-Hyung Kanga, Min Soo Byuna, Soo Jin Kwonc, Chi-Hoon Choid, Jun Soo Kwona,b,c,e,*
a Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
b Interdisciplinary Program in Brain Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
c Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Neuroscience Institute, SNU-MRC, Seoul, Republic of Korea
d Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
e Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences - World Class University Program, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
*Corresponding author : Jun Soo Kwon
Abstract
Areas associated with the default mode network (DMN) are substantially similar to those associated with meditation practice. However, no studies on DMN connectivity during resting states have been conducted on meditation practitioners. It was hypothesized that meditators would show heightened functional connectivity in areas of cortical midline activity. Thirty-five meditation practitioners and 33 healthy controls without meditation experience were included in this study. All subjects received 4.68-min resting state functional scanning runs. The posterior cingulate cortex and medial prefrontal cortex were chosen as seed regions for the DMN map. Meditation practitioners demonstrated greater functional connectivity within the DMN in the medial prefrontal cortex area (x y z = 3 39 −21) than did controls. These results suggest that the long-term practice of meditation may be associated with functional changes in regions related to internalized attention even when meditation is not being practiced.
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