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. 2018 Jan 13;39(4):1825–1838. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23971

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Meditation affects the content and quality of thoughts and feelings. Spider plots of thought dimensions measured using the ARSQ show differences between ECR (green) and MED (red). Meditation reduced thoughts about theory of mind, planning, sleepiness, verbal thought, thinking about health, and discontinuity of mind, while increasing somatic awareness in practitioners. The control group showed reduced health concern and increased somatic awareness. Stars represent significance of the difference in ARSQ dimension between ECR and MED: *p < .05; the dashed line represents the standard error of the mean [Color figure can be viewed at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com]