78762 20191127155500.0 doi 10.1007/s12671-017-0775-1 sideral 104595 ART-2018-104595 eng (orcid)0000-0003-4842-0453 Navarro Gil, M. Universidad de Zaragoza Efficacy of Neurofeedback on the Increase of Mindfulness-Related Capacities in Healthy Individuals: a Controlled Trial 2018 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Electroencephalogram (EEG) studies of mindfulness have shown it can lead to increases in alpha power, which are similar to those obtained by alpha-based neurofeedback (NF) interventions. It has been hypothesized there may be relationships between mindfulness and NF in terms of the neural pathways through which they induce salutary outcomes. The aim of the study was to evaluate possible changes in mindfulness and cognitive functioning following an alpha-based NF intervention, and the role of alpha power as a mediator of improvements. A controlled, non-randomized, trial with 50 healthy participants was conducted with two experimental conditions: a six-session NF intervention and a waiting-list control group. Both groups were administered mindfulness questionnaires (Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)) and cognitive measures (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT)), at pre- and post-test. The NF intervention focused on the up-regulation of upper alpha power. Differences among groups were estimated using ANCOVAs, and mediation assessment through path analyses. Compared to controls, the NF group showed enhanced task-related upper alpha power (effect size (ES) = 1.16, p < 0.001), mindfulness outcomes (MAAS: ES = 0.94, p = 0.004; FFMQ: ES = 1.38, p < 0.001), and a trend of cognitive functioning (PASAT time: ES = 0.59, p = 0.062). Upper alpha power had a mediating effect for cognitive functioning (PASAT errors: indirect effect = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.21–1.85), but not for mindfulness. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of NF for increasing mindfulness in healthy individuals with no previous experience in mindfulness or neurofeedback training, suggesting that NF may be an acceptable method of augmenting mindfulness-related capacities in the general population. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/RD12-0005-0006 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PSI2014-56303-REDT info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 3.0 2018 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL 29 / 130 = 0.223 2018 Q1 T1 PSYCHIATRY 43 / 142 = 0.303 2018 Q2 T1 1.2 2018 Applied Psychology 2018 Q1 Developmental and Educational Psychology 2018 Q1 Social Psychology 2018 Q1 Health (social science) 2018 Q1 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2018 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Escolano Marco, C. (orcid)0000-0001-5677-1662 Montero-Marín, J. (orcid)0000-0002-2957-0133 Minguez Zafra, J. Universidad de Zaragoza Shonin, E. (orcid)0000-0002-3797-4218 García Campayo, J. Universidad de Zaragoza 5007 520 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Informát.Ingenie.Sistms. Área Ingen.Sistemas y Automát. 1007 745 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm. Area Psiquiatría 4009 735 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac 9, 1 (2018), 303-311 Mindfulness Mindfulness 1868-8527 512496 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/78762/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 39853 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/78762/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:78762 articulos driver 2019-11-27-15:49:50 ARTICLE