title: Stimulus over-selectivity in temporal brain injury: mindfulness as a potential intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study aimed to investigate the impact of brief mindfulness training on the performance of a sample of patients with TBI in an over-selectivity task.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-four patients who had suffered TBI and reported problems with focused or sustained attention.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was a between-subjects design (mindfulness intervention vs control) with difference between number of most and least chosen stimulus selections on an over-selectivity task as the dependent measure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of this study indicated that stimulus over-selectivity was present in a group of patients with TBI. However, the level of emergent over-selectivity was significantly reduced by a mindfulness induction when compared to a no- intervention control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings are discussed in terms of the efficacy of mindfulness training in reducing TBI-related cognitive deficits.
authors.affiliation: University College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland and.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.forename: Rodger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*