EEG Activation During a Mindfulness Session and Its Effects on Memory Encoding
NeuroRegulation June 27, 2024 Rubén Pérez-Elvira, Cesar Ledo, Alfonso Salgado Ruíz et al.
A single mindfulness session may help protect against declines in free recall of word lists. In a study of 28 adults, those who underwent a mindfulness session showed no significant drop in memory test scores afterward, while the control group did. Brain recordings revealed increased theta and decreased gamma activity in the right hemisphere during mindfulness, along with synchronization between temporal, parietal, and frontal cortices during memory encoding. Higher gamma activation in certain brain regions was linked to better recall. The findings suggest mindfulness could act as a protective factor for memory, but larger studies are needed to confirm.