Trial reportBrain and behavior2021
Effect of one-session focused attention meditation on the working memory capacity of meditation novices: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.
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- Focused Attention Meditation as a Pre-Exercise Strategy for Reducing Anxiety in Speed Skaters.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Trial
- Effect of one-session focused attention meditation on the working memory capacity of meditation novices: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Brain and behavior · 2021Trial
- Unlocking Cognitive Potential: Investigating the Impact of a Single Short-Term Mindfulness Meditation Session on Working Memory in Medical Students.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2026Article
- Representation of top-down versus bottom-up attention in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and superior parietal lobule.Behavioral and brain functions : BBF · 2025Article
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- Activation changes in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment receiving intermittent theta burst stimulation: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.NeuroRehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effect ofFrontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Cortex in Various Meditation Techniques - A Mini-Review.International journal of yogaReview
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Abstract
introductionPrevious studies have revealed that one-session focused attention meditation (FAM) can improve top-down attention control, which is one of the factors of working memory capacity (WMC). In addition, FAM shares various neural substrates, including the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), with WMC. Thus, we hypothesized that one-session FAM would improve WMC by activating the DLPFC evoked by the top-down attention control. In this study, we examined whether FAM modified WMC in individuals with little to no meditation experience.
methodsThe participants were randomly assigned to either the FAM group (N = 13) or the control group (N = 17) who engaged in random thinking (i.e., mind-wandering). Before and after each 15-min intervention, the participants' WMC was measured according to the total number of correct answers in the Reading Span Test. During each intervention, functional near-infrared spectroscopy was employed to measure the blood flow in the participants' DLPFC and determine the top-down attention control effect.
resultsIn the FAM group, WMC increased, and the bilateral DLPFC was activated during the intervention. As for the control group, WMC decreased after the intervention, and the bilateral DLPFC was not activated during the intervention. A correlation was also found among all participants between the increase in WMC and the activation of the bilateral DLPFC.
conclusionThe study findings suggest that top-down attention control during FAM can activate the bilateral DLPFC and increase WMC among meditation novices.
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