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Short-term mindfulness practice attenuates reward prediction errors signals in the brain.

Sci Rep May 6, 2019 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43474-2 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Experimental study Peer reviewed
Intervention	Mindfulness practice
Duration	Short-term
Topics	Meditation
Key findings	Short-term mindfulness practice attenuates reward prediction error signals in the brain.

Abstract

Short-term mindfulness practice attenuates reward prediction errors signals in the brain.

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