The protective effects of brief mindfulness meditation training

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 277-285

  Banks, Jonathan B ^a   Welhaf, Matthew S ^a   Srour, Alexandra ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mind wandering; Mindfulness meditation; Stress; Training; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS MEDITATION TRAINING; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; WANDERING BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MINDFULNESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939151172     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2015.01.016     Document Type: Article

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