Transcendental Meditation and Mirror-Tracing Skill
Perceptual and Motor Skills April 1, 1978 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1978.46.2.371 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA comparison of 32 experienced Transcendental Meditators and 32 non-meditators found that the claimed benefits of Transcendental Meditation, such as increased alertness, sustained attention, greater consistency, and reduced anxiety, did not translate into better learning or performance of a new perceptual-motor skill. The practice showed no advantage in this specific task.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 64 |
| Population | Experienced Transcendental Meditators and non-meditators |
| Key finding | Effects attributed to Transcendental Meditation were not manifested in learning and performance of a novel perceptual-motor skill. |
Abstract
Learning, performance and patterns of inter- and intra-individual variability of 32 experienced Transcendental Meditators were compared to those of 32 non-meditators. The data indicated that certain effects attributed to the practice of Transcendental Meditation (such as increased alertness and maintenance of attention, greater consistency and less anxiety) are not manifested in terms of learning and performance of a novel perceptual-motor skill.