Jenna Course-Choi

The effects of adaptive working memory training and mindfulness meditation training on processing efficiency and worry in high worriers.

Behaviour Research and Therapy February 2017 Jenna Course-Choi, Harry Saville, Nazanin Derakshan

Worry is the principle characteristic of generalised anxiety disorder, and has been linked to deficient attentional control, a main function of working memory (WM). Adaptive WM training and mindfulness meditation practice (MMP) have both shown potential to increase attentional control. The present study hence investigates the individual and combined effects of MMP and a dual adaptive n-back...