The intersection of violence, brain networks, and mindfulness practices

This paper reviews and discusses the intersection of three brain networks, violence, and mindfulness practices. Research findings suggest that violence and predictors of violence are linked to neurological abnormalities in three interconnected brain networks including the salience network, the execu...

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Published in:Aggression and violent behavior 2019-05, Vol.46, p.165-173
Main Authors: Morley, Richard H., Jantz, Paul B., Fulton, Cheryl
Format: Article
Language:English
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And self-compassion
Brain
Brain research
Default mode network
Executive control
Executive control network
Mindfulness
Neurosciences
Salience network
Self compassion
Sympathy
Violence
Violence prevention
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Summary:This paper reviews and discusses the intersection of three brain networks, violence, and mindfulness practices. Research findings suggest that violence and predictors of violence are linked to neurological abnormalities in three interconnected brain networks including the salience network, the executive control network, and the default mode network. This paper also reviews findings which demonstrate that mindfulness practices and a related trait, self-compassion, lead to positive changes in the same brain systems and research results that discuss the use of mindfulness practices and self-compassion as interventions to violence. Future research directions and implications of mindfulness practices, brain networks, and violence are discussed. •Violence and predictors of violence are associated with the SN, DMN, and ECN.•Mindfulness and self-compassion are related to changes in the SN, DMN, and ECN.•Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to reduce violence.•Self-compassion is linked to less violence.•Implications and future directions of this manuscript are discussed.
ISSN:1359-1789
1873-6335
DOI:10.1016/j.avb.2019.02.007