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Tim Gard
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 27
Citations - 6746
Tim Gard is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mindfulness & Meditation. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 27 publications receiving 5780 citations. Previous affiliations of Tim Gard include University of Giessen & ETH Zurich.
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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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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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Investigation of mindfulness meditation practitioners with voxel-based morphometry
Britta K. Hölzel,Ulrich Ott,Tim Gard,Hannes Hempel,Martin Weygandt,Katrin Morgen,Dieter Vaitl +6 more
TL;DR: MRI brain images of 20 mindfulness (Vipassana) meditators are investigated and meditation practice is associated with structural differences in regions that are typically activated during meditation and in areas that are relevant for the task of meditation.
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Interoception, contemplative practice, and health.
Norman A. S. Farb,Jennifer Daubenmier,Cynthia J. Price,Tim Gard,Catherine E. Kerr,Barnaby D. Dunn,Anne Carolyn Klein,Martin P. Paulus,Wolf E. Mehling +8 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that maladaptive construal of bodily sensations may lie at the heart of many contemporary maladies, and that contemplative practices may attenuate these interpretative biases, restoring a person’s sense of presence and agency in the world.
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Moving Beyond Mindfulness: Defining Equanimity as an Outcome Measure in Meditation and Contemplative Research
Gaelle Desbordes,Tim Gard,Elizabeth A. Hoge,Britta K. Hölzel,Catherine E. Kerr,Sara W. Lazar,Andrew Olendzki,David R. Vago +7 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that equanimity captures potentially the most important psychological element in the improvement of well-being, and therefore should be a focus in future research studies.