Abstract

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.While meditation has been thought to effect processes such as attention, cognition and emotion, the mind-body connection emphasized in many forms of practice suggests its effects should also be reflected in somatosensory cortex body maps. In previous reseach, we found that S1 and regions of the insular cortex are structurally modified in long-term meditators. Changes in S1 suggest that experienced meditators have altered somatosensory processing. The Grating Orientation Task is a simple validated tactile task paradigm that is highly correlated with somatotopy in S1. We hypothesize that meditators, in comparison to age-matched controls will show enhanced tactile acuity on this task. This protocol tests the hypothesis that long-term meditators differ in tactile acuity from normal controls.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR001032-33
Application #
7718909
Study Section
National Center for Research Resources Initial Review Group (RIRG)
Project Start
2008-04-01
Project End
2008-05-31
Budget Start
2008-04-01
Budget End
2008-05-31
Support Year
33
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$3,307
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
071723621
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code

  Publications

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Brosnahan, Godela M; Abebe, Kaleab Z; Rahbari-Oskoui, Frederic F et al. (2017) Effect of Statin Therapy on the Progression of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. A Secondary Analysis of the HALT PKD Trials. Curr Hypertens Rev 13:109-120
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Hart, Joseph; Novak, Vera; Saunders, Charles et al. (2016) Transcranial Doppler-Based Surrogates for Cerebral Blood Flow: A Statistical Study. PLoS One 11:e0165536
Alfaro, Freddy J; Lioutas, Vasileios-Arsenios; Pimentel, Daniela A et al. (2016) Cognitive decline in metabolic syndrome is linked to microstructural white matter abnormalities. J Neurol 263:2505-2514

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