Buddhism: all studies

Executive control and felt concentrative engagement following intensive meditation training

Anthony Paul Zanesco, Brandon G King, Katherine A Maclean et al. 1 citation

Various forms of mental training have been shown to improve performance on cognitively demanding tasks. Individuals trained in meditative practices, for example, show generalized improvements on a variety of tasks assessing attentional performance. A central claim of this training, derived from contemplative traditions, posits that improved attentional performance is accompanied by subjective...