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Evidence suggests Mindfulness mayincreaseMemory.
35 studies (44 claims)
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Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mindfulness meditation intervention | Decreases - showed improvement | Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (RMBPC) | Human | community-dwelling caregivers aged 45-85 years of close relatives with dementia | One 90-minute session per week for 7 weeks, plus at-home implementation. | Pilot controlled trial of mindfulness meditation and education for dementia caregivers.cited 122× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) plus treatment as usual (TAU) | Increases - displayed significant posttreatment differences | specificity of memory | Human | depressed participants who had experienced suicidal crises | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness on meta-awareness and specificity of describing prodromal symptoms in suicidal depression.cited 78× |
| mindfulness | Increases - positive effects | memory | Human | adults with mild cognitive impairment | Not Assessed | Mindfulness and Cognitive Training Interventions in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Impact on Cognition and Mood.cited 18× |
| mindfulness-based therapy (MT) | Increases - improvement | delayed memory | Human | patients with drug-resistant epilepsy | 4 biweekly intervention sessions. | Mindfulness-based therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy: An assessor-blinded randomized trial.cited 57× |
| mindfulness therapy | Increases - associated with greater benefits | verbal memory | Human | patients with drug-resistant epilepsy | 4 biweekly intervention sessions. | Mindfulness-based therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy: An assessor-blinded randomized trial.cited 57× |
| 8-week standardised and manualised mindfulness training programs | Increases - found preliminary evidence for improvements | autobiographical memory | Human | — | Not specified (8-week standardized programs mentioned). | Cognitive effects of MBSR/MBCT: A systematic review of neuropsychological outcomes.cited 87× |
| 8-week standardised and manualised mindfulness training programs | Increases - found preliminary evidence for improvements | working memory | Human | — | Not specified (8-week standardized programs mentioned). | Cognitive effects of MBSR/MBCT: A systematic review of neuropsychological outcomes.cited 87× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - found no significant effect | memory | Human | older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Older Adults with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-Analysis.cited 15× |
| group-mindfulness training | Increases - suggested a small, statistically significant effect | working memory | Human | persons 18+ years of age | Not specified | Do group-based mindfulness meditation programs enhance executive functioning? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence.cited 6× |
| mindfulness practice | Increases - improved | verbal recognition memory | Human | participants with MCI | Not specified | Mindfulness practice alters brain connectivity in community-living elders with mild cognitive impairment.cited 40× |
| lower mindfulness | Increases - experienced | subjective memory problems | Human | breast cancer survivors | Not specified | Worry and Mindfulness Differentially Impact Symptom Burden Following Treatment Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Randomized Crossover Trial.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based intervention | Increases - showed significant differences | activity in relevant brain regions during working memory tasks | Human | intervention group (N = 37, aged 60.03 ± 11.14 months) | Not specified | Using mindfulness-based intervention to promote executive function in young children: a multivariable and multiscale sample entropy study. |
| mindfulness-based intervention | Increases - corroborates with improved behavioral results | working memory | Human | intervention group (N = 37, aged 60.03 ± 11.14 months) | Not specified | Using mindfulness-based intervention to promote executive function in young children: a multivariable and multiscale sample entropy study. |
| mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | No effect - remained unchanged | memory | Human | older adults with aMCI | Not specified | Mindfulness mechanisms and psychological effects for aMCI patients: A comparison with psychoeducation.cited 22× |
| mindfulness-based rehabilitation program | Increases - significant improvement | MoCA memory sub-scale score | Human | patients affected by PD and MCI in MILC-tr group | Not specified | The Effects of a New Integrated and Multidisciplinary Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Based on Mindfulness and Reminiscence Therapy in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based rehabilitation program | Increases - significant difference | MoCA memory sub-scale score | Human | patients affected by PD and MCI | Not specified | The Effects of a New Integrated and Multidisciplinary Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Based on Mindfulness and Reminiscence Therapy in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study.cited 1× |
| mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MABIs) | Increases - large effect | memory | Human | people with multiple sclerosis (MS) | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-and acceptance-based interventions on quality of life, coping, cognition, and mindfulness of people with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 12× |
| mindfulness intervention | Increases - have better | immediate attention/short-term memory | Human | children in the first years of primary school | Not specified | Can a teacher-led mindfulness intervention for new school entrants improve child outcomes? Protocol for a school cluster randomised controlled trial. |
| mindfulness intervention | Increases - have better | inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility | Human | children in the first years of primary school | Not specified | Can a teacher-led mindfulness intervention for new school entrants improve child outcomes? Protocol for a school cluster randomised controlled trial. |
| mindfulness training (MT) | Increases - reported a increase in | memory self-efficacy | Human | all SCD participants | Not specified | Mindfulness Training for Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 73× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - may be associated with greater gains | working memory | Human | people with multiple sclerosis | Not specified | Effects of 4-week mindfulness training versus adaptive cognitive training on processing speed and working memory in multiple sclerosis.cited 20× |
| mindfulness training | No effect - failed to improve | working memory | Human | adolescents with depression | 8 sessions (frequency not specified). | The effect of mindfulness training on executive function in youth with depression.cited 3× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - improved | working memory | Human | young adults with depression | 8 sessions (frequency not specified). | The effect of mindfulness training on executive function in youth with depression.cited 3× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - significantly improved | working memory | Human | experimental group | 12 mindfulness training lessons (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Development and Training of Mindfulness and Its Relationship with Executive Function in Chinese Rural Upper-Grade Elementary School Students. |
| Mindfulness training | Increases - improved | working memory | Human | 4th graders in rural China with a general mindfulness level | 12 mindfulness training lessons (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Development and Training of Mindfulness and Its Relationship with Executive Function in Chinese Rural Upper-Grade Elementary School Students. |
| amygdala and insula retraining (AIR) combined with mindfulness training (AIR + Mindfulness) | No effect - will be evaluated | memory | Human | patients with Long COVID | Not specified | Effectiveness of an amygdala and insula retraining program combined with mindfulness training to improve the quality of life in patients with long COVID: a randomized controlled trial protocol.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - performed better | measures of verbal learning and memory | Human | MBCT participants with lower baseline LFS values in the right ACC, right caudate, and right GB | Not specified | Evaluation of major depressive disorder using 7 Tesla phase sensitive neuroimaging before and after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - did not significantly differ | memory specificity | Human | patients with depression | Not specified | Autobiographical memory style and clinical outcomes following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): An individual patient data meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - did not significantly differ | memory specificity | Human | patients with depression | Not specified | Autobiographical memory style and clinical outcomes following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT): An individual patient data meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - might play a role | memory specificity | Human | patients with recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD) | Not specified | A systematic review of mechanisms of change in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in the treatment of recurrent major depressive disorder.cited 230× |
| eight-week mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - preliminary positive effects on | memory | Human | older adults | Not specified | Can mindfulness-based interventions influence cognitive functioning in older adults? A review and considerations for future research.cited 37× |
| mindfulness interventions | Increases - showed significantly meaningful changes | long-term memory | Human | healthy older adults and older adults with diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia | Not specified | The Effects of Mindfulness Interventions on Older Adults' Cognition: A Meta-Analysis.cited 7× |
| mindfulness awareness program (MAP) | Increases - Nine-month MAP-associated gains | working memory span | Human | participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) | Weekly sessions for three months, followed by monthly sessions for six months. | Mindfulness intervention for mild cognitive impairment led to attention-related improvements and neuroplastic changes: Results from a 9-month randomized control trial.cited 27× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - showed significant improvements | working memory capacity | Human | adolescents | Not specified | A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Working Memory Capacity in Adolescents.cited 68× |
| modified mindfulness-based stress reduction (modMBSR) | Increases - increased more at T2 | working memory | Human | postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) surgery residents | Weekly 2-hour modMBSR classes and 20 minutes of daily home practice. | Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Training in Surgery: Additional Analysis of the Mindful Surgeon Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 77× |
| modified mindfulness-based stress reduction (modMBSR) | Increases - increased more at T3 | working memory | Human | postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) surgery residents | Weekly 2-hour modMBSR classes and 20 minutes of daily home practice. | Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Training in Surgery: Additional Analysis of the Mindful Surgeon Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 77× |
| Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) | Increases - outperformed comparators | working memory outcomes | Human | adults | Not specified | The Effect of Mindfulness-based Programs on Cognitive Function in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 59× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - no significant effect | episodic memory | Human | older adults (aged 65-84 y) with subjective cognitive concerns, but not dementia | 60 minutes daily of meditation. | Effects of Mindfulness Training and Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 65× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - experienced greater improvement | memory composite score | Human | older adults with stress disorders and cognitive complaints | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Older Adults With Stress Disorders and Neurocognitive Difficulties: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 79× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - showed a significantly greater reduction | prospective and retrospective memory failures | Human | BC survivors who receive treatment with chemotherapy | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive function among breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial.cited 26× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - reduces | subjective memory-related impairments | Human | BC survivors who receive treatment with chemotherapy | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive function among breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial.cited 26× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - improved | visual working memory capacity | Human | 48 young, healthy meditation novices | Not specified | Mindfulness training affects attention--or is it attentional effort?cited 132× |
| mindfulness-based training (MBT) | Increases - showed significant improvements | delayed memory | Human | older persons diagnosed with MCI | 8 weekly 2-hour sessions delivered in a group setting, plus home practice. | Mindfulness-Based Training Does Not Improve Neuropsychological Outcomes in Mild Cognitive Impairment More Than Spontaneous Reversion Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 10× |
| mindfulness-based training (MBT) | Increases - showed significantly greater improvements | delayed memory | Human | older persons diagnosed with MCI | 8 weekly 2-hour sessions delivered in a group setting, plus home practice. | Mindfulness-Based Training Does Not Improve Neuropsychological Outcomes in Mild Cognitive Impairment More Than Spontaneous Reversion Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 10× |
| 30-day mindfulness intervention | Increases - showed a significant improvement | working memory capacity | Human | healthy volunteers from Danish companies | Not specified (30-day intervention). | Mindfulness and music interventions in the workplace: assessment of sustained attention and working memory using a crowdsourcing approach.cited 10× |
| high observing facet of mindfulness | Increases - demonstrated superior | perceptual abilities in visual working memory | Human | college students | Not available | Toward a cognitive view of trait mindfulness: distinct cognitive skills predict its observing and nonreactivity facets.cited 44× |