Effects on Mood and EEG States After Meditation in Augmented Reality With and Without Adjunctive Neurofeedback
Frontiers in Virtual Reality March 22, 2021 Jeremy Viczko, Jeff Tarrant, Ray Jackson 23 citations
A brief augmented reality (AR) meditation experience, with or without integrated neurofeedback, reduced negative mood and increased positive mood in participants with moderate anxiety or depression. Both versions of the open heart meditation AR experience produced comparable improvements in self-reported mood and resting-state EEG activity, with some trending differences in brain activity consistent with loving-kindness meditations. Engagement was favorable for both groups, and higher engagement was reported when neurofeedback was added. The findings offer early support for AR-integrated meditations as a tool for self-regulating mood and emotion.