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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Mindful Teens Recruit Less Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Brain Activity during a Working Memory Task
- Jade Stein
University of Calgary - Signe Bray
University of Calgary - Signe Bray
University of Calgary - Signe Bray
University of Calgary - Frank MacMaster
University of Calgary - Frank MacMaster
University of Calgary - Frank MacMaster
University of Calgary - Frank MacMaster
University of Calgary - Daniel Kopala-Sibley
University of Calgary - Daniel Kopala-Sibley
University of Calgary - Daniel Kopala-Sibley
University of Calgary - Daniel Kopala-Sibley
University of Calgary
Abstract
Mindfulness is the ability to attend to the present moment without judgement or interference. Adolescents high in trait mindfulness had lower right mid-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity during a 2-back relative to a less cognitively demanding 0-back working memory task, potentially indicating less cognitive effort required in more mindful teens.
Cognitive Neuroscience
