PsyArXiv
March 15, 2026
Clarita Bonamino, Clara Hausen, Matthew D. Sacchet
preprint
Consciousness can persist, transform, and dissolve across wakefulness, sleep, and advanced meditation. Despite empirical and theoretical advances within each domain, these states are rarely examined within an integrated scientific framework. An interdisciplinary perspective reveals converging phenomena that challenge binary accounts of consciousness and highlight its graded, dynamic, and...
MAEDICA – a Journal of Clinical Medicine
March 15, 2026
Transcendental meditation improves cognitive performance and psychological well-being, supporting its potential as a complementary approach for mental health promotion and stress reduction. It can also be utilized for enhancing focus and attention, in activities demanding rapid and accurate responses, such as sports.
Cureus
March 15, 2026
Shruti Niraj, G Niraj, Rajesh Naithani
1 citation
Healthcare professionals in India are vulnerable to experiencing a high level of burnout, which has consequences for individuals and organizations. This prospective pilot randomized controlled feasibility study examined, for the first time, the feasibility and acceptability of practicing the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique among healthcare professionals in India. A total of 76...
Health sport rehabilitation
March 14, 2026
I. Saravanan, Andipatti Selvam, S. Sanjaykumar et al.
Background and purpose Sports anxiety among athletes hinders their performance in competitions. Sports anxiety management secured special attention from coaches and athletes to increase performance in competitive settings. Mindfulness-based approaches improve performance by strengthening attentional focus, promoting acceptance of internal experiences, and reducing maladaptive cognitive...
Brain Sciences
March 14, 2026
Shannon M O'Donnell, W Jack Rejeski, Mohammadreza Khodaei et al.
Previous research has found that mindfulness-based techniques are beneficial for reducing stress in heavy-drinking individuals. However, the underlying neurobiology of these stress-reducing effects are unclear. Moreover, much of the research examining neurobiological correlates of mindfulness has used static functional connectivity, suggesting that brain activity goes unchanged for the entire...
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
March 13, 2026
Yong Jiang, Beier Zhang, Hongbo Zhao et al.
Objective: To explore the mechanism of trait mindfulness's influence on college students' rumination and to analyze the chain mediating role of exercise behavior and optimistic intelligence quotient. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted on 1983 Chinese university students (mean age of subjects 19.10 ± 1.07 years) using the Trait mindfulness Scale, the Rumination Scale, the Physical...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
March 13, 2026
preprint
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) appears effective in reducing burnout and stress among nurses, although further research is needed to confirm long-term sustainability and generalizability.
Psikostudia: Jurnal Psikologi
March 13, 2026
Ardianti Dwi Agustin, Firsty Oktaria Grahani, Aironi Zuroida et al.
Adolescents experiencing father absence (fatherless) are vulnerable to difficulties in managing emotions and have a higher risk of mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, due to the loss of a significant figure in the emotional learning process. Mindfulness refers to non-judgmental awareness of present-moment experiences that serves as a protective factor in helping individuals...
Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar
March 13, 2026
Angie Jhael Muñoz Balbuca
El presente estudio se centra en el caso de un adolescente de sexo femenino, de estado civil soltera, que cumple los criterios diagnósticos de la CIE 10 para un Episodio depresivo grave sin síntomas psicóticos. La evaluación se desarrolló mediante la aplicación de instrumentos psicológicos para la detección de sintomatología depresiva, Inventario de Depresión de Beck II; ideación suicida,...
bioRxiv
March 13, 2026
Brian Lord, Erica N. Lord, Jessica N. Schachtner et al.
preprint
Systematic focus training is increasingly recognized for its therapeutic benefits, with equanimity, the ability to maintain an open and accepting attitude towards all experience, identified as a critical mechanism for improving well-being. Physiologically, experienced meditators demonstrate reduced activity in the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), a hub of the default mode network (DMN), and...