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Aron T. Hill

6 papers in the library · 21 citations · publishing 2022-2026

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Neural Differences in Conflict Monitoring, Stimulus Expectancy, and Attention-Related Processes in Experienced Meditators

Mindfulness July 3, 2026 Aron T. Hill, Sung Wook Chung, Melanie Emonson et al.

Abstract Objectives Mindfulness meditation has been linked to differences in attention and executive function, which may be related to differences in neural activity patterns. To explore this, we used an electroencephalography (EEG)-based event-related potential (ERP) paradigm to examine brain responses associated with conflict monitoring and attention in experienced meditators, compared to...

Experienced meditators show greater forward traveling cortical alpha wave strengths.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences July 2, 2025 Neil W. Bailey, Aron T. Hill, Kate Godfrey et al. 4 citations

Mindfulness meditation involves training attention, commonly toward sensory experiences, with nonjudgmental awareness. Theoretical perspectives propose that meditation increases the precision of sensory processing and reduces the generation/elaboration of top-down expectations. Research suggests forward traveling cortical alpha waves may reflect bottom-up inhibition to enhance signal-to-noise...

TMS-EEG Shows Mindfulness Meditation Is Associated With a Different Excitation/Inhibition Balance in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Mindfulness February 1, 2025 Gregory Humble, Harry Geddes, Oliver Baell et al. 4 citations

Abstract Objectives Mindfulness meditation is associated with functional brain changes in regions subserving higher order cognitive processes such as attention. However, no research to date has probed these areas in meditators using combined transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG). This study aimed to investigate whether cortical reactivity to TMS differs in a...

Uncovering a stability signature of brain dynamics associated with meditation experience using massive time-series feature extraction.

Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society March 1, 2024 Neil W. Bailey, Ben D Fulcher, Bridget Caldwell et al. 7 citations

Previous research has examined resting electroencephalographic (EEG) data to explore brain activity related to meditation. However, previous research has mostly examined power in different frequency bands. The practical objective of this study was to comprehensively test whether other types of time-series analysis methods are better suited to characterize brain activity related to meditation....

TMS-EEG shows mindfulness meditation is associated with an altered excitation/inhibition balance in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) November 1, 2023 Gregory Humble, Harry Geddes, Oliver Baell et al. 1 citation preprint

Abstract Objective Mindfulness meditation is associated with functional brain changes in regions subserving higher order cognitive processes such as attention. However, no research to date has causally probed these areas in meditators using combined transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG). This study aimed to investigate whether cortical reactivity to TMS...

Meditators probably show increased behaviour-monitoring related neural activity

bioRxiv Preprint Server July 7, 2022 Neil W. Bailey, Harry Geddes, Isabella Zannettino et al. 5 citations preprint

Objectives Mindfulness meditation is associated with better attention function. Performance monitoring and error-processing are important aspects of attention. We investigated whether experienced meditators showed different neural activity related to performance monitoring and error-processing. Previous research has produced inconsistent results. This study used more rigorous analyses and a...