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Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org 7 facts
claimDispositional factors such as mindfulness, non-attachment, and compassion lead to increased diffuse attention to the periphery without improving iconic perceptual memory traces to the target focus of an 8-item array.
measurementA pilot study using an iconic memory task (displaying eight letters for 30 ms with a target identification window of 1000 ms) found that dispositional mindfulness, non-attachment, and compassion in advanced meditators were positively correlated with the ability to identify a letter adjacent to the correct target in the larger array, rather than accuracy of the target itself.
claimMeditation practices that cultivate ethical qualities such as loving-kindness, compassion, and forgiveness are used to supplement focused attention and open monitoring practices, support explicit ethical development, and accompany most mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs).
referencePractitioners are encouraged to call to mind various beneficial and detrimental mental states to maintain awareness of how specific behavior patterns affect feelings, which motivates sympathy and compassion for others experiencing negative mental states.
claimEthical conduct in mindfulness practice is based on the conception of universal love and compassion for all living beings.
claimExpertise in compassion is linked to activation in the right posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS), a finding consistent with research by Tankersley et al. (2007) which indicated that pSTS activity predicts self-reported altruism.
claimInsula activity is strongly coupled to heart rate during compassion meditation, suggesting a relationship between the generation of compassion and cardiac function, according to Lutz et al. (2009).
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health - Maricopa Open Digital Press open.maricopa.edu 2 facts
claimTopics studied by positive psychologists include altruism, empathy, creativity, forgiveness, compassion, the importance of positive emotions, enhancement of immune system functioning, savoring life's moments, and strengthening virtues to increase authentic happiness.
referenceThe Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, located at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, conducts scientific research on healthy aspects of the mind, including kindness, forgiveness, compassion, and mindfulness.
The Impact of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Children's Problem ... dovepress.com Nov 4, 2024 1 fact
claimMindful parenting is developed through five parenting qualities: attentive listening, non-judgmental acceptance of oneself and the child, emotional awareness of oneself and the child, compassion towards oneself and the child, and self-regulation in the parenting relationship.
Cross-cultural similarities and variations in parent-child value ... nature.com Nov 26, 2025 1 fact
claimIn South Africa, the values embodied in ubuntu, such as humanness, love, and compassion, are recognized as local cultural ideals for Early Childhood Development.
History and Current Status of Psychedelics and Entactogens ... - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimMDMA is characterized as relatively mild, easily controlled, of moderate duration, and having the unique quality of facilitating profound empathy and compassion toward oneself and others.
#17 — ”Global Workspace Theory… - Consciousness and the Brain podcasts.apple.com Nov 22, 2021 1 fact
claimAlea Skwara is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Davis, whose research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, specifically compassion and responses to suffering, including whether meditation can expand the range of people for whom a person feels compassion.