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Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling

From the Department of Psychology (J.D.C., B.M.W., M.D.L.) and Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology (N.I.E.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

View larger version (12K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. The left panel is an example of an affect labeling trial in which participants select the appropriate affect label characterizing the facial expression of the target face. The right panel is an example of a gender labeling (control) trial in which participants select the gender-appropriate name for the target face.

View larger version (28K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. To illustrate the neural activations positively associated with mindfulness during the affect labeling > gender labeling contrast, we highlight the effects found in the MPFC, right VLPFC, and VMPFC. In the upper left panel (A), arrows indicate activation in MPFC, right VLPFC (RVLPFC), and VMPFC. Surrounding this pictorial representation, scatterplots indicate neural activation in (B) MPFC, (C) right VLPFC, and (D) VMPFC, as a function of mindfulness. Each point represents the parameter estimates for a single participant’s activity in the specified PFC region. MPFC = medial prefrontal cortex; VLPFC = ventrolateral prefrontal cortex; VMPFC = ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

View larger version (52K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. In the top panel, bilateral amygdala activation that was negatively associated with mindfulness in the affect labeling > gender labeling contrast viewed in an axial (A) and coronal (B) slice. In the bottom panel, scatterplots show the relationship between mindfulness and activity in the left (C) and right (D) amygdala. Each point represents the parameter estimates for a single participant’s activity in the left amygdala (–16, 0, 16) and right amygdala (22, 0, –22).