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Can you meditate about math to improve brain speed?

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Maybe not but...: You may feel more relaxed and clear-headed from meditation, which may help you focus better but I do not think it will do anything for mental processing speed itself.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 8/27/2013

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not yet studied: I agree with dr. Front about the general capacity of meditation to improve focus, but i couldn't find any studies specifically addressing the speed of math calculations. There have been studies showing improved cognitive flexibility, which includes the speed of certain other tests, though: http://www.Sciencedirect.Com/science/article/pii/s1053810008001967.

Dr Fowler and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 9/2/2013

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