Metta Meditation Training on Prosocial Behavior

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to look at the impact of a metta meditation training on prosocial behavior and socio-affective brain responses. The training involves an 8-week, online administration of guided metta meditation practices aimed at generating feelings of kindness and compassion for other people. The study examines how participants respond to thinking about familiar others and strangers using behavioral and brain-imaging measures. This study will be important for understanding how people develop the capacity to be prosocial towards other individuals, which is a key component of adaptive social behavior.

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Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Social Behavior

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03894930
Study type	Interventional
Source	Georgetown University
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	September 25, 2018
Completion date	May 14, 2021

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