Low delta and high alpha power are associated with better conflict control and working memory in high mindfulness, low anxiety individuals.

ABSTRACT: Working memory capacity (WMC) can predict conflict control ability. Measures of both abilities are impaired by anxiety, which is often inversely linked with mindfulness. It has been shown that a combination of high mindfulness and low anxiety is associated with better conflict control and WMC. The current study explored the electrophysiology related to such behavioral differences. Two experimental groups, one with high mindfulness and low anxiety (HMLA) and one with low mindfulness and high anxiety (LMHA), performed a color Stroop task and a change detection task, both with simultaneous electroencephalogram (EEG) recording. An advanced EEG analytical approach, Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) analysis, was employed. This is regarded as a robust method to analyze non-linear and non-stationary

SUBMITTER: Jaiswal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688451 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature