Enhanced response inhibition and reduced midfrontal theta activity in experienced Vipassana meditators.
Scientific Reports September 13, 2019 Catherine I. Andreu, Ismael Palacios, Cristóbal Moënne-Loccoz et al.
Long-term Vipassana meditators made significantly fewer errors than athletes on an emotional Go/Nogo task measuring response inhibition, while being equally fast. This behavioral improvement was accompanied by reduced midfrontal theta activity in Nogo versus Go trials, but no changes in the N2 and P3 brainwave components. Meditators also rated emotional pictures lower in valence and arousal. The results suggest that meditation may enhance response inhibition and emotional control.