Online-based Mindfulness Training Reduces Behavioral Markers of Mind Wandering

Journal of Cognitive Enhancement

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 172-181

  Bennike, Ida H ^a   Wieghorst, Anders ^a   Kirk, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Mind wandering; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85051129973     PISSN: 25093290     EISSN: 25093304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s41465-017-0020-9     Document Type: Article

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