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ReviewPsychonomic bulletin & review2022

Investigating mindfulness influences on cognitive function: On the promise and potential of converging research strategies.

Yanli Lin, Rongxiang Tang, Todd S Braver

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Review in Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Neuroimaging and consciousness: applications of PET, SPECT, and advanced MRI modalities.American journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
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  4. Dispositional mindfulness and anxiety: how do they relate to aging and word retrieval?Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition · 2025
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  6. Decoding Mindfulness With Multivariate Predictive Models.Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2025
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  7. Using Electroencephalography to Advance Mindfulness Science: A Survey of Emerging Methods and Approaches.Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2025
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  8. Posttraumatic growth modulates the response to negative emotions related to COVID-19: An event-related potentials study.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yanli LinDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA. lyanli@wustl.edu.
Rongxiang TangDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
Todd S BraverDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.

Funding

Dual Mechanisms of Cognitive ControlR37MH066078 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BRAVER, TODD S · 2013 to 2022
$7.2M
Mindfulness-based Interventions for Healthy Aging: Elucidating Neural Mechanisms of Focused Attention and Open MonitoringF32AG069499 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LIN, YANLI · 2020 to 2023
$201k
NIA NIH HHS F32 AG069499NIMH NIH HHS R37 MH066078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research investigating the effects and underlying mechanisms of mindfulness on cognitive functioning has accelerated exponentially over the past two decades. Despite the rapid growth of the literature and its influential role in garnering public interest in mindfulness, inconsistent methods in defining and measuring mindfulness have yielded variable findings, which contribute to the overall dearth of clear generalizable conclusions. The focus of this article is to address the lack of cohesion in the collective methodologies used in this domain by providing a new perspective grounded in classic cognitive and experimental psychology principles. We leverage the concept of converging operations to demonstrate how seemingly disparate research strategies can be integrated towards a more unified and systematic approach. An organizing taxonomic framework is described to provide useful structure in how mindfulness can be operationalized, measured, and investigated. We illustrate the rationale and core organizing principles of the framework through a selective review of studies on mindfulness and cognitive control. We then demonstrate the utility of the approach by showing how it can be applied to synthesize extant methodologies and guide the development of future research. Specific suggestions and examples pertaining to experimental design and statistical analysis are provided.

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MeditationMindfulnessCognitionHumansResearch DesignCognitionCognitive controlMeditationMindfulness

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