Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators

Basso, Julia C.; McHale, Alexandra; Ende, Victoria; Oberlin, Douglas J.; Suzuki, Wendy A.

doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2018.08.023

Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators

&NA; Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in meditation‐naïve populations. To address this question, we randomized subjects (ages of 18–45) who were non‐expe…