Increases in Theta Oscillatory Activity During Episodic Memory Retrieval Following Mindfulness Meditation Training.

ABSTRACT: Mindfulness meditation has been shown to improve episodic memory and increase theta oscillations which are known to play a role in episodic memory retrieval. The present study examined the effect of mindfulness meditation on episodic memory retrieval and theta oscillations. Using a longitudinal design, subjects in the mindfulness meditation experimental group who underwent 4 weeks of mindfulness meditation training and practice were compared to a waitlist control group. During the pre-training and post-training experimental sessions, subjects completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and studied adjectives and either imagined a scene (Place Task) or judged its pleasantness (Pleasant Task). During the recognition test, subjects decided which task was performed with each word

SUBMITTER: Nyhus E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738165 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature