Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson's 2017 rigorous review of meditation research — separating well-supported findings from inflated claims — arguing that meditation's most significant benefits require long-term practice and that most studies measure states rather than traits.
Creates the rigorous meditation research synthesis — Altered Traits distinguishes between altered states (temporary changes during meditation) and altered traits (lasting changes to baseline functioning) and shows that most popular claims about meditation's benefits are not yet scientifically established at the trait level.
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