Meditation may train the brain to pay close attention, a new study shows. The study comes from researchers including Richard Davidson, PhD, professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of ...

Can you come home to yourself? Meditation is to the mind what aerobic exercise is to the body. Like exercise, there are many good ways to do it, and you can find the one that suits you best. Studies ...

Cognitive psychology has been particularly interested in attention because it is the front gate to the mind. What gets into the mind has to pass through this attentional gate first. Things that don’t ...

The life of a Buddhist monk may seem far-removed from the busy, gadget-packed daily buzz most of us experience. But new research suggests daily meditation can give us a piece of the peaceful life, as ...

By utilizing meditation, you can stay focused on your goals and turn your aspirations into lasting changes in the new year.

A new study published in the journal Psychophysiology provides evidence that the specific way a person breathes during ...

Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else. However, a new study suggests that attention does not have ...

A new study from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology reveals that just 30 days of guided mindfulness meditation can significantly enhance key aspects of attentional control - especially how ...

Humans have less attention span than goldfish! A number of sites, including Time.com, reported a few years ago that we were only able to hold our attention for 8 seconds, compared with 9 seconds for a ...