Brief Mindfulness Meditation Improves Emotion Processing
Frontiers in Neuroscience October 10, 2019 Ran Wu, Lin-Lin Liu, Hong Zhu et al. 109 citations
A 15-minute brief mindfulness meditation (BMM) called JW2016, based on Buddhist breath meditation and scientific reports, was tested against an emotional regulation education (ERE) control in 42 healthy adults aged 18–25 over 7 consecutive days. After the intervention, the BMM group showed significant decreases in emotional intensity toward both positive and negative stimuli, faster emotional memory response times, and reduced attention bias toward negative stimuli, while the ERE group showed negative effects on mood. The BMM method may improve emotion processing without adverse mood effects, offering a convenient, safe option for those with limited time or money.