Transcendental Meditation and Mirror-Tracing Skill
L. R. T. Williams
Perceptual and Motor Skills April 1, 1978 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1978.46.2.371 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 64 |
| Population | Experienced Transcendental Meditators and non-meditators |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | 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.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin May 14, 2012
- Visual Sensitivity and Mindfulness Meditation Perceptual and Motor Skills June 1, 1984
- The influence of focused-attention meditation states on the cognitive control of sequence learning. Consciousness and Cognition October 2017
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