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Mindfulness Disposition and Cognitive and Emotional Control in Older Adults: A Conceptual Review

De Leon, Pilar Angeline Abando
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374236833

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2013, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program.
Controlled regulatory processes involve systematic means of adjusting psychophysiological functioning according to external or internal directives. In the process of developmental maturation, this ability to regulate thoughts and emotions in a controlled manner deteriorates, and with it, the overall quality of life. The study of mindfulness disposition as an inter- and intra-individual variable has recently garnered significant attention, with mounting evidence supporting the association of trait mindfulness with various cognitive, emotional, and most recently, neural health benefits. These findings, however, have been predominantly limited to young adults, and it is poorly understood what the effects of mindfulness disposition are in relation to older adults’ cognitive, affective, and neural processes. In the current work, we present a comprehensive review of how cognitive and emotional control change, behaviorally and neurally, as a function of age and examine how a mindfulness-based model may have the potential to counteract such nuanced age-related alterations in controlled regulatory processing. By developing more refined methods of examining age-related changes in cognitive, affective, and neural functioning, we move closer towards understanding the complex controlled regulatory processes of the brain and our potential ability to protect them by harnessing basic, pre-existing neuroprotective resources.
Ruchika Prakash (Advisor)
Michael Vasey (Committee Member)
Andrew Leber (Committee Member)
55 p.
Psychology
Cognitive Control, Emotional Control, Aging, Mindfulness, Neuroplasticity

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  • De Leon, P. A. A. (2013). Mindfulness Disposition and Cognitive and Emotional Control in Older Adults: A Conceptual Review [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374236833

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • De Leon, Pilar Angeline. Mindfulness Disposition and Cognitive and Emotional Control in Older Adults: A Conceptual Review. 2013. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374236833.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • De Leon, Pilar Angeline. "Mindfulness Disposition and Cognitive and Emotional Control in Older Adults: A Conceptual Review." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374236833

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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