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Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Effect of Meditation on Cognitive Functions in Context of Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00017 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rafał Marciniak, Katerina Sheardova, Pavla Čermáková, Daniel Hudeček, Rastislav Šumec, Jakub Hort |
| 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. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| India | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Brazil | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 9 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 81% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 440 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 433 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 74 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 69 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 47 | 11% |
| Researcher | 38 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 28 | 6% |
| Other | 83 | 19% |
| Unknown | 101 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 129 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 50 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 26 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 5% |
| Other | 71 | 16% |
| Unknown | 118 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 50. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 August 2023.
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#887,018
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Outputs from Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
#143
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#9,097
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
#4
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