EEG Oscillations in Guided Mindfulness versus Mind-Wandering in Young Adults: Effects of Auditory Task Instruction and Naturalistic Video
bioRxiv September 3, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.28.747724 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study |
|---|---|
| Population | Young adults |
| Interventions | Guided mindfulness Mind-wandering |
| Measures | EEG oscillations |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Guided mindfulness produced distinct EEG oscillation patterns compared to mind-wandering, with auditory task instruction and naturalistic video influencing these effects. The authors suggest that contextual factors shape the neural correlates of mindfulness. |
Abstract
EEG Oscillations in Guided Mindfulness versus Mind-Wandering in Young Adults: Effects of Auditory Task Instruction and Naturalistic Video
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 |