Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
8-2011
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Chad E. Lakey, Eric W. Sellers
Committee Members
Russell W. Brown, Nathan A. Gates
Abstract
To date, only one study has situationally bolstered attentional resources in an effort to improve P300-BCI performance. The current study implements a 4-week Mindfulness Meditation Training Program (MMTP) as a nonmedicinal means to increase concentrative attention and to reduce lapses of attention; MMTP is expected to improve P300-BCI performance by enhancing attentional resources and reducing distractibility. A second aim is to test the efficacy of the checkerboard paradigm (CBP) against the standard row-column paradigm (RCP). Online results show that MMTP had greater accuracies than CTRL and that CBP outperformed the RCP. MMTP participants provided greater amplitude positive target responses, but these differences were not statistically significant. CBP had greater positive amplitude peaks and negative peaks than RCP. The discussion focuses on potential benefits of MMTP for P300-based BCIs, provides further support for the construct validity of mindfulness, and addresses future directions of the translational applicability of MMTP to in-home settings.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Berry, Daniel Ryan, "Manipulating Paradigm and Attention via a Mindfulness Meditation Training Program Improves P300-Based BCI." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1329. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1329
Copyright
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