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Our previous studies of the equiprobable auditory Go/NoGo task have been used to substantiate a perceptual/cognitive Processing Schema in young and older adults, and in children. The processes in the Schema are linked to PCA components derived separately from Go and NoGo ERPs. Here we investigated sex differences in the child Schema. Two groups of fourteen children (aged 8 to 13 years) were individually matched on age and presented with four stimulus blocks of the equiprobable Go/NoGo task, each containing 75 NoGo and 75 Go tones in random order. Separate NoGo and Go ERPs were obtained from ea...

Following investigations into the benefits of meditation on psychological health and well-being, research is now seeking to understand the mechanisms underlying these outcomes. This study aimed to identify natural alpha and theta frequency components during eyes-closed resting and concentrative meditation states and examined their differences within and between two testing sessions. Novice meditators had their EEG recorded during eyes-closed resting and concentrative meditation conditions, before and after engaging in a brief daily concentrative meditation practice for approximately one-month....