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Sara W. Lazar
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 85
Citations - 13047
Sara W. Lazar is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mindfulness & Meditation. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 77 publications receiving 11169 citations. Previous affiliations of Sara W. Lazar include Johns Hopkins University & Tufts Medical Center.
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How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective
TL;DR: Several components through which mindfulness meditation exerts its effects are explored, suggesting that the mechanisms described here work synergistically, establishing a process of enhanced self-regulation.
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Intrinsic Functional Connectivity As a Tool For Human Connectomics: Theory, Properties, and Optimization
Koene R. A. Van Dijk,Trey Hedden,Archana Venkataraman,Karleyton C. Evans,Sara W. Lazar,Randy L. Buckner +5 more
TL;DR: The brevity and robustness of fcMRI positions it as a powerful tool for large-scale explorations of genetic influences on brain architecture and how it can be combined with HARDI techniques to support the emerging field of human connectomics.
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Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness
Sara W. Lazar,Catherine E. Kerr,Rachel H. Wasserman,Jeremy R. Gray,Douglas N. Greve,Michael T. Treadway,Metta McGarvey,Brian T. Quinn,Jeffery A. Dusek,Herbert Benson,Scott L. Rauch,Christopher I. Moore,Bruce Fischl +12 more
TL;DR: Between-group differences in prefrontal cortical thickness were most pronounced in older participants, suggesting that meditation might offset age-related cortical thinning, and data provide the first structural evidence for experience-dependent cortical plasticity associated with meditation practice.
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Mindfulness Practice Leads to Increases in Regional Brain Gray Matter Density
Britta K. Hölzel,James Carmody,Mark Vangel,Christina Congleton,Sita M. Yerramsetti,Tim Gard,Tim Gard,Sara W. Lazar +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that participation in MBSR is associated with changes in gray matter concentration in brain regions involved in learning and memory processes, emotion regulation, self-referential processing, and perspective taking.
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Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation:
Nicholas T. Van Dam,Marieke K. van Vugt,David R. Vago,Laura Schmalzl,Clifford D. Saron,Andrew Olendzki,Ted Meissner,Sara W. Lazar,Catherine E. Kerr,Jolie Gorchov,Kieran C. R. Fox,Brent A. Field,Willoughby B. Britton,Julie A. Brefczynski-Lewis,David E. Meyer +14 more
TL;DR: The difficulties of defining mindfulness are discussed, the proper scope of research into mindfulness practices is delineated, and crucial methodological issues for interpreting results from investigations of mindfulness are explained.