Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators.
Behavioural Brain Research January 1, 2019 Julia C. Basso, Alexandra McHale, Victoria Ende et al.
Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in meditation-naïve populations. To address this question, we randomized subjects (ages of 18-45) who were non-experienced meditators into either a 13-min daily guided meditation session or a 13-min daily podcast...
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.08.023 (opens in new tab)
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Mindfulness
Breathing
Cognition
Consciousness
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