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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021

Effects of Combining Meditation Techniques on Short-Term Memory, Attention, and Affect in Healthy College Students.

Samani Unnata Pragya, Neelam D Mehta, Bassam Abomoelak, Parvin Uddin, Pushya Veeramachaneni, Naina Mehta, Stephanie Moore, Melissa Jean-Francois, Stephanie Garcia, Samani Chaitanya Pragya and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Samani Unnata PragyaDepartment of Religions and Philosophies, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Neelam D MehtaSidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Bassam AbomoelakGastrointestinal Translational Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, United States.
Parvin UddinCollege of Arts, Sciences and Education, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
Pushya VeeramachaneniCollege of Law, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
Naina MehtaGastrointestinal Translational Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, United States.
Stephanie MooreDepartment of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
Melissa Jean-FrancoisDepartment of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
Stephanie GarciaDepartment of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
Samani Chaitanya PragyaDepartment of Religions and Philosophies, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Devendra I MehtaGastrointestinal Translational Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, United States.
Florida International University · USArnold Palmer Hospital for Children · USUniversity of London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meditation refers to a family of self-regulation practices that focuses on training attention and awareness to foster psycho-emotional well-being and to develop specific capacities such as calmness, clarity, and concentration. We report a prospective convenience-controlled study in which we analyzed the effect of two components of

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affectattentioncollege studentsmeditationshort-term memory

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PMID33746830
PMCPMC7973112
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