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Mood and Working Memory Boosted by Mindfulness Exercises

by Thilaka Ravi on February 18, 2010 at 2:18 PM Hypertension News

A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers has found a positive link between mindfulness training (MT) and improvements in mood and working memory.

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Mindfulness is the ability to be aware and attentive of the present moment without emotional reactivity or volatility.

The study saw a high-stress U.S. military group preparing for deployment to Iraq being trained.

It was found that the more time participants spent engaging in daily mindfulness exercises the better their mood and working memory, the cognitive term for complex thought, problem solving and cognitive control of emotions.

The study also suggests that sufficient MT practice may protect against functional impairments related to high-stress challenges that need an large amount of cognitive control, self-awareness, situational awareness and emotional regulation.

To study the protective results of mindfulness training on psychological health in individuals about to experience extreme stress, cognitive neuroscientist Amishi Jha of the Department of Psychology and Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Penn and Elizabeth A. Stanley of Georgetown University provided mindfulness training for the first time to U.S. Marines before deployment.

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