The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force

By Jeffrey M. Schwartz, S. Begley. 2003

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The Neuropsychological Connection Between Creativity and Meditation (2009, background): “The PFC helps override conditioning and habituation (Schwartz & Begley, 2002).”
Mindfulness Approaches in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (2008, background): “Recent studies show that changes due to mindfulness meditation practices can be measured at both behavioral and neurophysiological levels (Creswell, Baldwin, Eisenberger and Lieberman, 2007, Davidson et al., 2003; Schwartz and Begley, 2002).”
Controversies of Standardized Assessment in School Accountability Reform: A Critical Synthesis of Multidisciplinary Research Evidence (2006, background): “Put succinctly by Schwartz and Begley (2002), The basic principle is this: genetic signals play a large role in the initial structuring of the brain.”
Integrating Mindfulness Training into K-12 Education: Fostering the Resilience of Teachers and Students (2012, background): “(Schwartz and Begley 2002); Attachment/Attunement Theory (Siegel 1999); Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Hayes”
A cultural task analysis of implicit independence: comparing North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. (2009, positive): “The selected cultural tasks are carried out first with substantial effort; when repeated a number of times, however, the willful engagement in the cultural tasks will cause enduring changes in pertinent psychological processes and their underlying brain pathways (Schwartz & Begley, 2003).”