Closed-loop digital meditation for neurocognitive and behavioral development in adolescents with childhood neglect.

ABSTRACT: Adverse childhood experiences are linked to poor attentive behaviors during adolescence, as well as increased risk for mental health disorders in adults. However, no study has yet tested targeted interventions to optimize neurocognitive processes in this population. Here, we investigated closed-loop digital interventions in a double-blind randomized controlled study in adolescents with childhood neglect, and evaluated the outcomes using multimodal assessments of neuroimaging, cognitive, behavioral, and academic evaluations. In the primary neuroimaging results, we demonstrate that a closed-loop digital meditation intervention can strengthen functional connectivity of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) in the cingulo-opercular network, which is critically developing during the adole

SUBMITTER: Mishra J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7235252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature