Merissa Goolsarran

Taming a wandering attention: short-form mindfulness training in student cohorts.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience January 6, 2014 Alexandra B. Morrison, Merissa Goolsarran, Scott L. Rogers et al.

Mindfulness training (MT) is a form of mental training in which individuals engage in exercises to cultivate an attentive, present centered, and non-reactive mental mode. The present study examines the putative benefits of MT in University students for whom mind wandering can interfere with learning and academic success. We tested the hypothesis that short-form MT (7 h over 7 weeks)...