Clifford D. Saron

University of California Davis Medical Center — United States

Psychology · Social Sciences

40h-index8.8kcitations106works0.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions(40), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies(19), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research(16), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces(16), COVID-19 and Mental Health(13)

Publications106 total

Dissociating Avoidance Motivation from Negative Valence with Scenes of Suffering, Threat, and Interpersonal Harm
2025Open Access
Remote Blood Collection for Telomere Length Measurement: Assessing the Impact of Sample Characteristics and Handling on <scp>DNA</scp> Quality and Assay Outcomes
American Journal of Human Biology·2025Open Access
Investigating autistic hyperfocus and monotropism: Limited convergence of event-related potentials, laboratory tasks, and questionnaire responses
Research in Autism·2025Open Access
Using Psychoacoustic Tasks and Multidimensional Questionnaires to Characterize Auditory Hyperreactivity in Autistic Young People
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Benefits and Challenges of Delivering Meditation Instruction Live Online: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic Regarding Accessibility and Connection
Mindfulness·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Investigating Autistic Hyper-Focus and Monotropism: Limited Convergence of Event-Related Potentials, Laboratory Tasks, and Questionnaire Responses
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Meditation training and enduring changes in psychological functioning: A 7-year longitudinal study
The Journal of Positive Psychology·2024· 1 cited
Using Psychoacoustic Tasks and Multidimensional Questionnaires to Characterize Auditory Hyperreactivity in Autistic Young People
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Changes in peripheral oxytocin and vasopressin during a silent month-long Insight meditation retreat
Frontiers in Endocrinology·2024Open Access
Habituation of auditory responses in young autistic and neurotypical children
Autism Research·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Serum BDNF predicts increases in telomere length during a month-long residential meditation retreat
Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Cultivating concern for others: Meditation training and motivated engagement with human suffering.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General·2023· 2 cited
The Occurrence of Psychologically Profound, Meaningful, and Mystical Experiences During a Month-Long Meditation Retreat
Mindfulness·2023· 13 cited
Supplemental Material for Cultivating Concern for Others: Meditation Training and Motivated Engagement With Human Suffering
Journal of Experimental Psychology General·2023Open Access
“Neural Noise” in Auditory Responses in Young Autistic and Neurotypical Children
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Shifting Baselines: Longitudinal Reductions in EEG Beta Band Power Characterize Resting Brain Activity with Intensive Meditation
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Shifting Baselines: Longitudinal Reductions in EEG Beta Band Power Characterize Resting Brain Activity with Intensive Meditation
Mindfulness·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
Cultivating Concern for Others: Meditation Training and Motivated Engagement with Human Suffering
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Multisensory integration and interactions across vision, hearing, and somatosensation in autism spectrum development and typical development
Neuropsychologia·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Changes in the expression of inflammatory and epigenetic-modulatory genes after an intensive meditation retreat
Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology·2022· 25 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Anthony P. Zanesco(22), Brandon G. King(20), Katherine A. MacLean(15), Richard J. Davidson(14), Stephen Aichele(10), David A. Bridwell(9), Tonya L. Jacobs(9), B. Alan Wallace(9), Baljinder K. Sahdra(8), Phillip R. Shaver(8), Emilio Ferrer(7), Erika L. Rosenberg(7), George R. Mangun(5), Quinn Conklin(5), Chivon Powers(4), Joseph A. Senulis(3), Laura Schmalzl(3), Jue Lin(3), Carrie E. Schaffer(3), Shiri Lavy(3)