Trial reportPloS one2023
A single session of mindfulness meditation may acutely enhance cognitive performance regardless of meditation experience.
Trial report in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of mindfulness breathing meditation on stress and cognitive functions: a heart rate variability and eye-tracking study.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Lightening the mind with audiovisual stimulation as an accessible alternative to breath-focused meditation for mood and cognitive enhancement.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
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- Effects of external body vibrations on cognitive performance through brain-cardio-respiratory dynamics.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effects of mindfulness meditation training on musical aesthetic emotion processing in Chinese pop music: an empirical study of musically trained individuals.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Article
- Effects of acute and long-term mindfulness on neural activity and the conflict resolution component of attention.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Mindfulness meditation and bimanual coordination control: study of acute effects and the mediating role of cognition.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The impact of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with virtual reality-based mindfulness on attention and inhibitory control in healthy individuals.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
The present study investigated acute cognitive effects of mindfulness meditation (MM) compared to an active control intervention in meditators (n = 22) and novices (n = 20) using a within-subject design. We analyzed reaction times in a digitized Stroop task at baseline, after a 10-minute MM session with a fundamental breathing exercise, and after a 10-minute attentive listening intervention. Interventions order was randomized and a 10 min delay was respected before testing. Relative to baseline, meditators and novices showed faster reaction times after both interventions, but more so after MM for the congruent and incongruent Stroop task conditions that are associated with attention, inhibition and cognitive flexibility. Although the two interventions showed cognitive effects independent of previous meditation experience, MM appeared to induce larger benefits. Our findings are encouraging and support MM's potential as a means to enhance cognitive performance on the short-term without the need of any previous practice.
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