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
AI-extracted from the abstract| 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