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The Impact of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Affective Learning and Cognitive Control

Auteurs: Matthew Hunsinger, Robert Livingston, Linda Isbell

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 3/2013

Abstract

Research on meditation has examined many variables across a wide range of techniques. Research on loving-kindness meditation has investigated its impact on affective variables, but has not yet investigated its impact on cognition. The present study investigated the impact of loving-kindness meditation on an affective variable not yet examined in the literature—affective learning—as well as cognition. Participants were randomly assigned to a control condition or a three-session, loving-kindness meditation training. Our results suggest that the beginning stages of loving-kindness meditation training impact the tendency to learn to associate positivity with neutral stimuli and cognitive control. We discuss the implications of our findings and potential directions for future research.

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Titel: The Impact of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Affective Learning and Cognitive Control
Auteurs: Matthew Hunsinger
Robert Livingston
Linda Isbell
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0125-2

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