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More than attention: brief practice of focused-attention meditation suppresses automatic word meaning processing

PsyArXiv November 11, 2025 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/pnd47_v2 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

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Intervention Focused-attention meditation
Topics Meditation
Key points Brief focused-attention meditation reduced automatic word meaning processing, indicating that even short practice can suppress automatic semantic activation beyond effects on attention alone.

Abstract

More than attention: brief practice of focused-attention meditation suppresses automatic word meaning processing