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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 107, Issue 35, Pages 15649-15652Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1011043107
Keywords
anterior cingulate cortex; anterior corona radiata; integrative body-mind training; relaxation training; self-regulation
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- James S. Bower Foundation
- John Templeton Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [60971096, R21DA030066]
- National Institute on Drug Abuse-Intramural Research Program
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The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is part of a network implicated in the development of self-regulation and whose connectivity changes dramatically in development. In previous studies we showed that 3 h of mental training, based on traditional Chinese medicine (integrative body-mind training, IBMT), increases ACC activity and improves self-regulation. However, it is not known whether changes in white matter connectivity can result from small amounts of mental training. We here report that 11 h of IBMT increases fractional anisotropy (FA), an index indicating the integrity and efficiency of white matter in the corona radiata, an important white-matter tract connecting the ACC to other structures. Thus IBMT could provide a means for improving self-regulation and perhaps reducing or preventing various mental disorders.
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