کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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931457 | 1474461 | 2010 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

Mental training by meditation has been related to changes in high-level cognitive functions that involve top-down processing. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the practice of meditation is also related to alterations in low-level, bottom-up processing. Therefore, intersensory facilitation (IF) effects in a group of mindfulness meditators (MM) were compared to IF effects in an age- and gender-matched control group. Smaller and even absent IF effects were found in the MM group, which suggests that changes in bottom-up processing are associated with MM. Furthermore, reduced interference of a visual warning stimulus with the IF effects was found, which suggests an improved allocation of attentional resources in mindfulness meditators, even across modalities.
Research highlights
► Mindfulness meditation associated with reduced intersensory facilitation effects.
► Mindfulness meditation associated with reduced interference effects.
► Results suggest mindfulness meditation to affect low-level bottom-up processing.
► Results suggest mindfulness meditation to improve attentional resources allocation.
Journal: International Journal of Psychophysiology - Volume 78, Issue 2, November 2010, Pages 151–157