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Long-term meditation: the relationship between cognitive processes, thinking styles and mindfulness 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Fabio, R. A.,Towey, G. E.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Springer Science + Business Media
  • 출판년도2018
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기COGNITIVE PROCESSING -SPRINGER VERLAG-
  • 발행사항Vol.19No.1[2018]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1612-4782
  • 소개/요약The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between meditation and cognitive functions. More in depth the purpose is to demonstrate that long-term meditation practice improves attention skills and cognitive flexibility. Eighteen long-term meditation practitioners were compared to a matched control group, who never practiced meditation. Each subject was tested, using computerized software (Presentation Software 9.90), which measured: attention, visual search abilities, working memory and Stroop's interference tasks. Furthermore, we examined the relationship between long-term meditation practice, mindfulness skills and thinking styles, namely styles of processing information. The results showed significant differences between the two groups, demonstrating that long-term meditation is linked to improvements of attentional functions, working memory and cognitive flexibility