Meditation helps us deal better with negative feedback

Just got yelled at by your boss? If you meditate, youll be able to take it much better than someone who doesnt.

In a new study in the Journal of Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, researchers from the University of Surrey (Surrey) in the United Kingdom have discovered a link between meditation and how individuals respond to feedback.

Participants in the study – a mixture of experienced, novice and non-meditators – were trained to select images associated with a reward.