Design
MM
Prior to the experimental session, participants were requested: (i) two hours before, to abstain from smoking and drinking alcohol, tea, coffee or energy drinks, as well as avoid copious meals (fatty foods, animal proteins), (ii) the D-day, to not practice meditation or sport activities.The experiment was conducted in a quiet room. After being greeted, the participants had an information phase, during which they got familiarized with the experimental room, as well as the used procedure, methods and task.After signing the consent form, the participants’ resting-state heart rate was recorded for 5 minutes, and then their cognitive performance was tested with the Stroop task at baseline (TDuring the resting state, the two interventions (MM and AL) and the three testing phases (T