Cognitive Function and Affective Regulation in Meditators
Balachundhar Subramaniam
104 participants
Feb 9, 2024
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
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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NCT07546786