Mindfulness May Improve Brain Health And Cognition In Older Adults
Although mindfulness is typically geared towards improving mental health and well-being, it may also provide additional benefits to brain health. Mindfulness may provide modest benefits to cognition, particularly among older adults, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers. The systematic review and meta-analysis, published in Neuropsychology Review, found that, while mindfulness is typically geared towards improving mental health and well-being, it may also provide additional benefits to brain health. The study’s lead author, PhD student Tim Whitfield…