The impact of meditation on healthy ageing - the current state of knowledge and a roadmap to future directions.
Author: Klimecki O1, Marchant NL2, Lutz A3, Poisnel G4, Chételat G4, Collette F5
Affiliation:
1Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: olga.klimecki@unige.ch.
2Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
3Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Lyon University, Lyon, France.
4Université Normandie, Inserm, Université de Caen-Normandie, Inserm UMR-S U1237, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France.
5GIGA-CRC In Vivo Imaging and Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit, Liège University, Belgium.
Conference/Journal: Curr Opin Psychol.
Date published: 2019 Jan 23
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Volume ID: 28 , Pages: 223-228 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.01.006. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 121
There is increasing evidence that meditation-based training promotes healthy ageing across many dimensions. This review summarizes the existing knowledge on the effects of meditation training on healthy ageing in the domains of emotions, cognition (with a special emphasis on attentional processes), and the preservation of related brain structures. Although evidence so far is promising, more rigorous randomized controlled studies with active control groups and long-term follow-up in older people are needed. We outline how these challenges can be addressed in future studies using the example of an ongoing project, Medit-Ageing (public name: Silver Santé Study), including two independent randomized controlled trials (RCT) as well as one cross-sectional study with meditation experts.
Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PMID: 30798104 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.01.006
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