ArticleBrain sciences2021
Brief Mindfulness Breathing Exercises and Working Memory Capacity: Findings from Two Experimental Approaches.
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- Virtual mindfulness interventions to promote well-being in adults: A mixed-methods systematic review.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Brief Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality Mindfulness Breathing Exercise for Emotional Well-Being and Cognitive Functions in University Students: Within-Subjects Experimental Design Study.JMIR XR and spatial computing · 2026Article
- Yoga-based meditation improves self-regulation and well-being in medical students: a pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Mindfulness training enhances face working memory: evidence from the drift-diffusion model.NPJ science of learning · 2025Article
- Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Seniors-An Exploratory Semi-Randomized Examination of Decentering Effects on Cognitive Functions and Psychological Distress.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development and Training of Mindfulness and Its Relationship with Executive Function in Chinese Rural Upper-Grade Elementary School Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparing biofeedback device vs diaphragmatic breathing for bloating relief: A randomized controlled trial.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- Combined effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and 0.1 Hz slow-paced breathing on working memory.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Mindfulness training has been extensively researched and found to elicit positive effects on cognitive performance, including working memory capacity. Benefits to cognitive function have been extended to brief mindfulness training as well. However, not much is known about its effect on working memory capacity. The current study examined the effects of a single 15-min session of mindful attention to breathing compared to a 15-min session of mind-wandering exercise in a within-subjects experimental design (Study 1;
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