The effect of focused attention and open monitoring meditation on attention network function in healthy volunteers

Ainsworth, Ben; Eddershaw, Rachael; Meron, Daniel; Baldwin, David S.; Garner, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2013.09.002

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“…Our findings extend previous studies of the ANT that showed that meditation improved orienting scores and conflict monitoring scores (Ainsworth et al 2013; van den Hurk et al 2010; Jha et al 2007; Tang et al 2007). Viewed through the lens of the DDM, our results indicate that participants improved their ability to deal with conflicting information by increasing their level of response caution specifically for the most difficult condition.…”

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Modeling the Effects of Attentional Cueing on Meditators

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Hurk

2016

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Training in meditation has been shown to affect functioning of several attentional subsystems, most prominently conflict monitoring, and to some extent orienting. These previous findings described the effects of cueing and manipulating stimulus congruency on response times and accuracies. However, changes in accuracy and response times can arise from several factors. Computational process models can be used to distinguish different factors underlying changes in accuracy and response times. When decomposed by means of the drift diffusion model, a general process model of decision making that has been widely used, both the congruency and cueing effects, is subserved by a change in decision thresholds. Meditators showed a modest overall increase in their decision threshold, which may reflect an ability to wait longer and collect more information before responding.

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“…Another study showed that a specific form of meditation—Integrated Body Mind Training—was associated with improvements in conflict monitoring (Tang et al 2007). Similarly, conflict monitoring was improved for meditation practitioners, when compared to a relaxation control group (Ainsworth et al 2013). …”

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Modeling the Effects of Attentional Cueing on Meditators

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Hurk

2016

Mindfulness

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“…In a similar study FAM and OMM were compared on an emotional variant of the ANT. Both types of meditation improved conflict resolution compared to a relaxation control group (Ainsworth et al, 2013). Surprisingly, there was no difference between the two meditation types, even though, mindfulness disposition at baseline (i.e., trait mindfulness) was also associated with improved conflict resolution.…”

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Focused attention, open monitoring and loving kindness meditation: effects on attention, conflict monitoring, and creativity â€“ A review

2014

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Meditation is becoming increasingly popular as a topic for scientific research and theories on meditation are becoming ever more specific. We distinguish between what is called focused Attention meditation, open Monitoring meditation, and loving kindness (or compassion) meditation. Research suggests that these meditations have differential, dissociable effects on a wide range of cognitive (control) processes, such as attentional selection, conflict monitoring, divergent, and convergent thinking. Although research on exactly how the various meditations operate on these processes is still missing, different kinds of meditations are associated with different neural structures and different patterns of electroencephalographic activity. In this review we discuss recent findings on meditation and suggest how the different meditations may affect cognitive processes, and we give suggestions for directions of future research.

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“…Additionally, no differences in orienting effect or alerting effect were found. Similarly, Zeidan and colleagues [23] found improvements in executive functioning after 4-days of MT relative to an active control group, and Ainsworth and colleagues [64] found improvements in executive function after focused attention and open monitoring MT relative to a control group.…”

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Effects of a Mindfulness Meditation App on Subjective Well-Being: Active Randomized Controlled Trial and Experience Sampling Study (Preprint)

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Saab²,

Farb³

2018

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Background: Mindfulness training (MT) includes a variety of contemplative practices aimed at promoting intentional awareness of experience, coupled with attitudes of non-judgment and curiosity. Following the success of 8-week, manualized, group interventions, MT has been implemented in a variety of modalities, including smartphone applications that seek to replicate the success of group interventions. However, while smartphone apps are scalable and accessible to a wider swath of population, their benefits remain largely untested. Objective: The present study investigated a newly developed MT application called Wildflowers, which was co-developed with the lab for use in mindfulness research. It was hypothesized that MT through this application would improve subjective well-being, attentional control, and interoceptive integration, albeit with weaker effects than those published in the group intervention literature. Methods: Undergraduate students completed 3-weeks of MT with Wildflowers (n = 45), or 3-weeks of mathematical problem-solving training with a game called 2048 (n = 41). State training effects were assessed through pre-and post-session ratings of current mood, stress level, and heart rate. Trait training effects were assessed through pre-and post-intervention questionnaires canvassing subjective well-being, and behavioural task measures of attentional control and interoceptive integration. State and trait training data were analyzed in a multilevel model, using emergent latent factors (acceptance, awareness, openness) to summarize the trait questionnaire battery.

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The effect of focused attention and open monitoring meditation on attention network function in healthy volunteers

Cited by 125 publications

References 37 publications

Modeling the Effects of Attentional Cueing on Meditators

Modeling the Effects of Attentional Cueing on Meditators

Focused attention, open monitoring and loving kindness meditation: effects on attention, conflict monitoring, and creativity â€“ A review

Effects of a Mindfulness Meditation App on Subjective Well-Being: Active Randomized Controlled Trial and Experience Sampling Study (Preprint)

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