Effect of Meditation on Cognitive Functions in Context of Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Rafał Marciniak · Kateřina Sheardová · Pavla Čermáková · Daniel Hudeček · Rastislav Šumec · Jakub Hort

142 citations0/0 files storedFrontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Cognitive Functions and Memory

Abstract

Effect of different meditation practices on various aspects of mental and physical health is receiving growing attention. The present paper reviews evidence on the effects of several mediation practices on cognitive functions in the context of aging and neurodegenerative diseases. The effect of meditation in this area is still poorly explored. Seven studies were detected through the databases search, which explores the effect of meditation on attention, memory, executive functions, and other miscellaneous measures of cognition in a sample of older people and people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Overall, reviewed studies suggested a positive effect of meditation techniques, particularly in the area of attention, as well as memory, verbal fluency, and cognitive flexibility. These findings are discussed in the context of MRI studies suggesting structural correlates of the effects. Meditation can be a potentially suitable non-pharmacological intervention aimed at the prevention of cognitive decline in the elderly. However, the conclusions of these studies are limited by their methodological flaws and differences of various types of meditation techniques. Further research in this direction could help to verify the validity of the findings and clarify the problematic aspects.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 142 citations exist upstream.

References

2004Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits 2008Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation 2010Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density 2005Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness 2003Mindfulness‐based stress reduction and health benefits: a meta‐analysis 2010Does mindfulness training improve cognitive abilities? A systematic review of neuropsychological findings 2014Mindfulness and psychotherapy 2006The meeting of meditative disciplines and western psychology: A mutually enriching dialogue.

Cited by

2016Effects of Meditation versus Music Listening on Perceived Stress, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Adults with Early Memory Loss: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial 2018The Age‐Well randomized controlled trial of the Medit‐Ageing European project: Effect of meditation or foreign language training on brain and mental health in older adults 2015Forever Young(er): potential age-defying effects of long-term meditation on gray matter atrophy 2021Opening the Window: Art Therapy and Nature as Mindfulness Practices with People Living with Dementia

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.