Mindfulness: An emerging treatment for smoking and other addictions?

Craving to quit: psychological models and neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness training as treatment for addictions

Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity

Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: results from a randomized controlled trial

What about the “Self” is Processed in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex?

Why is it so hard to pay attention, or is it? Mindfulness, the factors of awakening and reward-based learning

Mindfulness training for smoking cessation: Moderation of the relationship between craving and cigarette use

Judson Brewer: Un xeito simple de vencer un mal hábito

Un xeito simple de vencer un mal hábito

Podemos vencer malos hábitos tendo máis curiosidade arredor deles? O psiquiatra Judson Brewer estuda a relación entre consciencia e adicción --desde fumar a comer de máis ou a calquera das outras cousas que facemos aínda sabendo que son malas para nós. Aprende máis sobre a mecánica de desenvolvemento de hábitos, e descubre unha táctica simple pero profunda que pode axudarche a vencer a próxima vez que teñas a necesidade urxente de fumar, picar entre horas ou revisar un texto mentres conduces.

Habits like smoking and overeating are reinforced by deep, evolution-driven reward loops that can override logic and self-control, especially during stress. In one study, mindfulness training proved twice as effective as standard therapy for quitting smoking. By getting genuinely curious about cravings instead of fighting them, people move from intellectual knowledge to visceral understanding, which weakens old habits. This approach helps people step out of automatic loops and form healthier behaviors over time.

Curiosity, Not Willpower, Breaks the Cycle of Bad Habits

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