Does a 15-minute brief mindfulness breathing exercise temporarily enhance inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility? A within-subject experimental approach

• Main Authors: HARTANTO, Andree, KASTURIRATNA, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara, CHUA, Yi Jing, NGO, Judy Abigail, ONG, Shi Ying Jolene, QUEK, Frosch Yi Xuan, SOH, Xun Ci, MAJEED, Nadyanna M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: brief mindfulness; executive functions; inhibitory control; task-switching; within-subject design; Cognition and Perception; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3881; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5139/viewcontent/collabra_2023_9_1_90219_pvoa_cc_by.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Intensive mindfulness practices have been shown to improve cognitive abilities such as executive functions. However, most of these mindfulness-based practices require the participants to be involved either an extended immersive experience or repeated daily practice that may span over multiple weeks...