Brief mindfulness meditation speeds overall ANT reaction times without compromising accuracy¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1–r2 · q3 · i0–i3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 The BMM group showed significantly faster average response times than controls after intervention (η2 = 0.142). → Huang 2026 q3 i0 Average accuracy did not differ significantly between groups (η2 = 3.352×10−4), suggesting no speed-accuracy trade-off. → Huang 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Huang 2026¶

Huang, Y., Guo, J.-H., Zheng, S., Yin, R., Wang, J. & Jiang, C.-L. (2026). Enhancing attention network and neural efficiency through brief mindfulness meditation. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00455-1

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

ANT ANCOVA in the 72-participant randomized pretest-posttest study; adjusted posttest means were ~601 ms (BMM) vs ~649 ms (control). The quote reports "Average Response Time ( F = 21.31, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.142)".

"ANCOVA showed a signi ficant difference between the BMM and the Control groups on the Average Response Time ( F = 21.31, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.142)"

Huang 2026 (2)¶

Huang, Y., Guo, J.-H., Zheng, S., Yin, R., Wang, J. & Jiang, C.-L. (2026). Enhancing attention network and neural efficiency through brief mindfulness meditation. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00455-1

q3 · i0 · causal · r1

Null ANT accuracy result from the same ANCOVA models; the printed effect size is negligible ("η2 =3 . 3 5 2×1 0−4"). The authors interpret this as the response facilitation not reflecting a speed-accuracy trade-off.

"However, ANCOVA did not show a signi ficant difference between the BMM and the Control groups on the Average Accuracy Rate ( F = 0.02, p = 0.833, η2 =3 . 3 5 2×1 0−4)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Processing Speed — outcome: instruction changes it

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