Dr Elena Antonova
Reader in Psychology

Research area(s)

Mental Health and Wellbeing; Neuroscience of Mindfulness; Mindfulness-Based Interventions; EEG microstates sequencing

Research Interests

• Long-term effects of mindfulness practice on information processing, cognition, and emotion regulation;
• Development of objective measures of mindfulness expertise using psychophysiology and neuroimaging;
• Development of new methodological approaches for analysing fMRI and EEG data to better understand neural dynamics associated with subjective (i.e. meditative) experiences;
• Application of mindfulness interventions for the prevention and management of psychopathologies such as psychosis and schizophrenia, as well as promotion of healthy aging.

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