procedure COPY

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

Question 4

how long before was mri

Answer 4

2 weeks

Question 5

how many dimensions

Answer 5

3

Question 6

how may sagittal slices

Answer 6

138

Question 7

how were the combined

Answer 7

compute software

Question 8

how were they analysed

Answer 8

VBM measured the grey matter concentration and the whole brain

Question 9

how many did ffmq

Answer 9

all

Question 10

where was it done

Answer 10

centre for mindfuless at uni of mass med

Question 11

how long was the recording1 and who was it given to

Answer 11

45 min and epx group

Question 12

after the exp was done what happend

Answer 12

MRI scans of all par were taken and they all took FFMQ

Question 13

how were the 2 scans compared

Answer 13

VBM