“The study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, looked at brain imaging in youth before and after mindfulness based therapy and saw changes in brain regions that control emotional processing.”
Jeffrey R. Strawn, Sian Cotton, Christina M. Luberto, L. Rodrigo Patino, Lauren A. Stahl, Wade A. Weber, James C. Eliassen, Richard Sears, Melissa P. DelBello. Neural Function Before and After Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Anxious Adolescents at Risk for Developing Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2016; 26 (4): 372 DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0054