Experience
My main area of research interest and expertise is the neuroscience of mindfulness, with a focus on investigating the effects of long-term mindfulness meditation practice using psychophysiology and neuroimaging methods, and applying the insights gained from this research to the prevention of mental illness as well as the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. I have been actively involved with the Mind and Life Institute since 2011 and with Mind and Life Europe since 2013, organisations that catalyse interdisciplinary scientific research into the effects of contemplative practices. In 2017, I was elected a Mind & Life Research Fellow for my contribution to contemplative science – the highest honorific recognition in my research field.
I also actively engage with the ontological foundations of cognitive neuroscience, specifically the mind–brain relationship, and of the sciences more generally.
Education
- BSc in Psychology, University College London, UK
- PhD in Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK.
Select Publications
- Kumari, V., Tailor, U., Saifullah, A., Pandey, R. and Antonova, E. (2024) ‘Non-dual awareness and sensory processing in meditators: Insights from startle reflex modulation‘.Consciousness and Cognition, 123. pp. 1 – 16. ISSN: 1053-8100
- McDonald, H., Valmaggia, L., Antonova, E. and Chadwick, P. (2024) ‘Taking the edge off: a feasibility randomized controlled trial of an online mindfulness-based intervention to reduce suspiciousness/paranoia in high positive schizotypy‘.Frontiers in Psychology, 15. pp. 1 – 12. ISSN: 1664-1078
- Pandey, R., Mandal, SP., Shukla, M., Tripathi, V., Antonova, E. and Kumari, V. (2023) ‘Attenuated maladaptive emotion processing as a potential mediator of the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and mental health‘.Heliyon, 9 (11). pp. 1 – 112. ISSN: 2405-8440
- Koenig, T., Diezig, S., Kalburgi, SN., Antonova, E., Artoni, F., Brechet, L., et al. (2023) ‘EEG-Meta-Microstates: Towards a More Objective Use of Resting-State EEG Microstate Findings Across Studies‘.Brain Topography, 37 (2). pp. 218 – 231. ISSN: 0896-0267