Can meditation help students in exams?

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Here are references to some studies on this. I don't know how rigorous they are!

An abstract of a study: http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/03/27/0956797612459659.abstract

Two articles in the Huffington Post that reference studies. I imagine trying to google the universities and professors involved might get you some abstracts or summaries of results:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/20/meditation-better-grades_n_3053719.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/mindfulness-testing-focus-reading-comprehension_n_2957146.html

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