Brief mindfulness meditation improves mental state attribution and empathizing.

The ability to infer and understand the mental states of others (i.e., Theory of Mind) is a cornerstone of human interaction. While considerable efforts have focused on explicating when, why and for whom this fundamental psychological ability can go awry, considerably less is known about factors tha...

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Main Authors: Lucy B G Tan, Barbara C Y Lo, C Neil Macrae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4201548?pdf=render