The Improvement of Emotion and Attention Regulation after a 6-Week Training of Focused Meditation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Experimental design: a centered fixation cross was presented for 1,500 ms, followed by a central picture and two peripheral bars, presented simultaneously (for 200 ms) to the right and left sides of fixation. Then a checkerboard-like mask was presented; this remained on the screen until the response was made or 2,000 ms had elapsed. Subjects were instructed to ignore the central picture and attend to the peripheral bars, responding with a keypress as quickly and accurately as possible whether the bars were in the same or a different orientation.