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·August 16, 2019·4 min read

Adults with mild cognitive impairment can learn and benefit from mindfulness meditation

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment who practiced mindful meditation for 20 minutes a day were more likely to have an understanding of the underlying concepts of mindfulness. The study demonstrates memory impairments associated with MCI do not preclude learning mindfulness skills.

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·February 5, 2020·2 min read

Certain meditation strategies may help perfectionists

Mindful meditation helps perfectionists cope with stress.

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·November 11, 2019·4 min read

How meditation can help you make fewer mistakes

Mindfulness and meditation can help reduce errors. The brain's ability to detect and pay attention to mistakes improves following one session of twenty-minute meditation.

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·July 24, 2018·5 min read

Meditation Affects Brain Networks Differently in Long Term Meditators and Novices

Researchers discover differences in the brain's emotional networks between those who do not meditate, novice meditators and those who have practiced meditation for a long time.

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·November 11, 2015·3 min read

Mindful Meditation Reduces Pain More Effectively than Placebo Treatments

Researchers report people who participated in mindful meditation received more pain relief than those who used placebo meditation techniques and creams.

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·January 27, 2017·4 min read

Mindful Meditation Training Lowers Biomarkers of Stress Response in Anxiety Disorder

According to researchers, mindful meditation can reduce stress hormones and inflammatory responses to stressful situations in people with GAD.

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·January 23, 2023·5 min read

Mindfulness Can Help Adolescents Overcome Traumas

Researchers say mindfulness meditation has benefits for adolescents who have experienced trauma.

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·September 10, 2015·4 min read

Mindfulness May Make Memories Less Accurate

A new study reports on increased susceptibility to false memories after mindful meditation.

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·June 13, 2018·5 min read

Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation Response Have Different Effects on Brain Function

A new study reports relaxation exercises strengthens coupling between brain areas associated with deliberate control, while mindfulness strengthens coupling between areas associated with sensory awareness and perception.

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·July 14, 2021·7 min read

Mindfulness Meditation Can Make Some Americans More Selfish and Less Generous

Mindful meditation causes those who consider themselves to be more "independent-minded" or egocentric to become less generous and more selfish, researchers report.

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·July 8, 2022·5 min read

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating It From the Self

Mindfulness meditation interrupted communication between brain areas involved in processing pain sensations and areas that produce the sense of self. This resulted in reduced pain as individuals lost ownership of the sensation.