Meditation experience predicts negative reinforcement learning and is associated with attenuated FRN amplitude
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience November 16, 2018 Paul Knytl, Bertram Opitz 9 citations
Focused attention meditation (FAM) practices are cognitive control exercises where meditators learn to maintain focus and attention in the face of distracting stimuli. Previous studies have shown that FAM is both activating and causing plastic changes to the mesolimbic dopamine system and some of its target structures, particularly the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and striatum....