Modulation of Posterior Default Mode Network Activity During Interoceptive Attention and Relation to Mindfulness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interoceptive attention to internal sensory signals, such as the breath, is fundamental to mindfulness. However, interoceptive attention can be difficult to study, with many studies relying on subjective and retrospective measures. Response consistency is an established method for evaluating variability of attention on exteroceptive attention tasks, but it has rarely been applied to interoceptive attention tasks.

Methods

In this study, we measured consistency of response times on a breath-monitoring task with simultaneous electroencephalography in individuals across the life span (15-91 years of age, N = 324).

Results

We found that consistency on the breath-monitoring task was positively correlated with attentive performance on an exteroceptive inhib

SUBMITTER: Ramanathan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature