http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/mindfulness-rewards-positive-feedback_n_4213365.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living Mindfulness could help you to be less swayed by immediate rewards, a new study suggests. A study in the journal Emotion shows that people high in mindfulness have less brain activity in response to positive feedback. Mindfulness is the act of nonjudgmental focus on the present moment. “These findings suggest that mindful individuals may be less… Continue reading Mindfulness Could Make You Less Swayed By Immediate Rewards
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Meditation Could Help Students Get Better Grades, Study Finds
Want to do well on that upcoming test? Consider a little meditation, a new study in the journal Mindfulness suggests. Researchers from George Mason University and the University of Illinois conducted their study on college students in a psychology class. Some of the students were shown how to meditate before listening to a lecture, while… Continue reading Meditation Could Help Students Get Better Grades, Study Finds
Mindfulness Meditation Benefits: 20 Reasons Why It’s Good For Your Mental And Physical Health
Oh mindfulness meditation, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Even though the academic research on mindfulness meditation isn’t as robust as, say, nutrition or exercise, there is a reason why it’s been around for literally thousands of years. And we’re starting to get a better understanding of why it seems to… Continue reading Mindfulness Meditation Benefits: 20 Reasons Why It’s Good For Your Mental And Physical Health
Walk Through Green Space Could Help Put Brain In State Of Meditation, Study Finds
Entering a more ‘zen’ mindset could be as easy as taking a walk in the park, according to a small new study. New research from scientists at Heriot-Watt University in the U.K. conducted mobile brain electrical activity testing on volunteers to find that the brain enters a meditative state when going through green spaces. The… Continue reading Walk Through Green Space Could Help Put Brain In State Of Meditation, Study Finds
Mindfulness Meditation: How It Works In The Brain
Mindfulness may be so successful in helping with a range of conditions, from depression to pain, by working as a sort of “volume knob” for sensations, according to a new review of studies from Brown University researchers. In their paper, published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, the researchers proposed that mindfulness meditation… Continue reading Mindfulness Meditation: How It Works In The Brain