A Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis of EEG Signals Based on Meditation and Attention Tasks
Xinyi Wang
Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Big Data, Communication Technology and Computer Applications February 14, 2025 DOI: 10.1145/3727505.3727517 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Greater immersion in meditation is associated with faster entry into a second MFDFA stage and lower multifractal strength, suggesting more consistent neuronal activity and a deep meditative state. |
Abstract
Wearing consumer-grade EEG headband for meditation has become a popular way to join in the meditation practice. However, the existing EEG indicator can't clearly identify the various complex states that may occur during meditation. In this paper, a series tasks have been designed to simulate different stages of attention during meditation, and Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MFDFA) is used to analyze the recorded EEG during these periods to find the characteristics of differences in different stages. The results showed that the more immersive in meditation, the faster the people get into the second stage showed in MFDFA, and the lower the multifractal strength there, which indicated that the activity of neurons tended to be more consistent at this time, and truly entered the deep meditation state of peace and acceptance besides the external interference.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
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- Alterations in Brain Structure and Amplitude of Low-frequency after 8 weeks of Mindfulness Meditation Training in Meditation-Naïve Subjects Scientific Reports July 29, 2019
- Relationship between meditative practice and self-reported mindfulness: the MINDSENS composite index. PLoS One January 22, 2014