Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: Evidence of brief mental training

@article{Zeidan2010MindfulnessMI,
  title={Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: Evidence of brief mental training},
  author={Fadel Zeidan and Susan K. Johnson and Bruce J. Diamond and Zhanna David and Paula Goolkasian},
  journal={Consciousness and Cognition},
  year={2010},
  volume={19},
  pages={597-605}
}
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