Staying calm during The Amazing Race Canada: The science behind Western’s meditation challenge

What does it take to stay calm during The Amazing Race Canada? Teams in season 8 were put to the test during a stop at Western University.

In episode 6, racers arrived at the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, home to world-class neuroscience research, to try their hand at a meditation challenge.

The meditation challenge was adapted from research conducted in John Paul Minda’s lab at Western. Minda is a cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist specializing in thinking and decision-making. His innovative research is helping to understand how mindfulness meditation affects the brain.

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