Modulating affective experience and emotional intelligence with loving kindness meditation and transcranial direct current stimulation: A pilot study.
Social Neuroscience February 1, 2019 Charles Robinson, Mika Armenta, Angela Combs et al.
Loving kindness meditation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation to the right temporoparietal junction led participants to rate neutral and positive images more positively after training, regardless of current strength. No effects on emotional intelligence were found, and no main effects of meditation, electrode placement, or current strength on affect ratings emerged. The interaction of electrode placement and meditation condition was significant, suggesting that loving kindness meditation may enhance positive affective experience when paired with stimulation of the right temporoparietal junction.