procedure

Question 1

before MBSR sessions

Answer 1

1-MRI scans on the brain done 2 weeks before the experimental group first MBSR session.
2-3dinmatnal digital models were created by taking pictures of 138 sagittal slices of the brain and combining them using computer software

3-next the researcher analyzed the models
using VBM to measure the concentration of grey matter in the regions of interest and th brain as a whole

4-all participants also completed FFMQ

Question 2

During the 8 week program

Answer 2

1-next the experimental group took part in 8 week MBSR sessions
2-sessions took place at the centre for mindfulness at the uni of mass med school
3-participant the experimental group were givenn a 45 min recording of guided mindfulness exercise to help complete the exercises at home

Question 3

after 8 week MBSR

Answer 3

1-MRI were taken two weeks after last MBSR for all participants including control group and everyone took FFMQ agin

2-each participant two scans were compared using VBM to measure differences of gray matter concentration and diffrances in FFMQ were cal