Effects of a 7-Day Meditation Retreat on the Brain Function of Meditators and Non-Meditators During an Attention Task

Effects of a 7-Day Meditation Retreat on the Brain Function of Meditators and Non-Meditators During an Attention Task

Meditation as a cognitive enhancement technique is of growing interest in the field of health and research on brain function. The Stroop Word-Color Task (SWCT) has been adapted for neuroimaging studies as an interesting paradigm for the understanding of cognitive control mechanisms. Performance in t...

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Main Authors: Elisa H. Kozasa, Joana B. Balardin, João Ricardo Sato, Khallil Taverna Chaim, Shirley S. Lacerda, João Radvany, Luiz Eugênio A. M. Mello, Edson Amaro Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
meditation
retreat
fMRI
attention
Stroop task
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00222/full

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