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Cognitive Function and Affective Regulation in Meditators


Sponsor

Balachundhar Subramaniam

Enrollment

104 participants

Start Date

Feb 9, 2024

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This is a prospective cohort study with 52 meditators and 52 controls. These groups will be contacted at a singular timepoint, during which they will take surveys and cognitive tests, which will be used to assess cognitive and emotional outcomes. The meditator group will be recruited from a pool of healthy individuals who have learned meditation practices such as those taught by the Isha Foundation (e.g., Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya, Shoonya, Samyama breath-watching, etc.) Meditation-naïve individuals will be recruited into the control group.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • Participants must be able to read and understand English.
  • Meditators: Participants must regularly practice meditation (4 or more times per week).
  • Controls: Participants must not regularly practice meditation (4 or more times per week)

Exclusion Criteria2

  • Below the age of 18.
  • Participants not living in the US.

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Locations(1)

BIDMC

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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