Hippocampal circuits underlie improvements in self‐reported anxiety following mindfulness training
Brain and Behavior September 18, 2020 Gunes Sevinc, Jonathan Greenberg, Britta K. Hölzel et al. 24 citations
Mindfulness meditation training is linked to structural changes in the hippocampus, specifically the subiculum, which are associated with reduced connectivity between the hippocampus and lateral occipital regions during the retrieval of extinguished fear memories. This reduced connectivity correlates with decreases in self-reported anxiety after mindfulness training. The findings suggest that the subiculum plays a key role in regulating interactions with contextual cues during memory retrieval, and that mindfulness training may foster resilience by altering these brain circuits.