Author(s)

Longyue Qin ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Southwest University Faculty of Psychology, Chongqing, China

Corresponding Author

Longyue Qin

ABSTRACT

Sleep is one of the most important life activities of human beings, and it is essential to the survival and development of human life. With the development of modern society, sleep disorders have gradually become one of the problems that cannot be ignored that plague human daily life along with the acceleration of the pace of human life. The application range of mindfulness therapy is wide, the method is easy to implement, and it has been confirmed by many empirical studies that it has the effect of improving sleep quality. Its promotion has extremely high application value for intervening sleep disorders. This article explores the neurophysiological mechanism of mindfulness training intervention in sleep problems, and provides a solid theoretical basis for clinical treatment.

KEYWORDS

Mindfulness therapy, Meditation, Sleep, Insomnia, Neural mechanism

CITE THIS PAPER

Longyue Qin. The Neural Mechanism of Mindfulness Therapy to Im-prove Sleep Quality. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2021) 5: 106-115. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2021.56018.

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