Mindfulness and the Brain: How Awareness Training Shapes CognitionAudio Therapy Explained: The Science of Sound, Frequencies, and the BrainThe Science of Meditation: What Research Actually ShowsStructured protocols grounded in cognitive neuroscienceMindfulness and the Brain: How Awareness Training Shapes CognitionAudio Therapy Explained: The Science of Sound, Frequencies, and the BrainThe Science of Meditation: What Research Actually ShowsStructured protocols grounded in cognitive neuroscienceMindfulness and the Brain: How Awareness Training Shapes CognitionAudio Therapy Explained: The Science of Sound, Frequencies, and the BrainThe Science of Meditation: What Research Actually ShowsStructured protocols grounded in cognitive neuroscienceMindfulness and the Brain: How Awareness Training Shapes CognitionAudio Therapy Explained: The Science of Sound, Frequencies, and the BrainThe Science of Meditation: What Research Actually ShowsStructured protocols grounded in cognitive neuroscience

Research Library

The science behind every decision we make.

We don't build features based on trends. Every protocol, frequency, and interaction in Cognic is grounded in peer-reviewed research. Here's the evidence.

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Articles published

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Citations referenced

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Research domains

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NeuroscienceCognition

Mindfulness and the Brain: How Awareness Training Shapes Cognition

How mindfulness practices measurably affect working memory, attention, emotional regulation, and cognitive performance — according to controlled research.

10 minMar 12, 202548 refs
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AudioResearch

Audio Therapy Explained: The Science of Sound, Frequencies, and the Brain

From binaural beats to brown noise, here's what controlled research says about how sound frequencies affect your brain — and what's still just marketing.

11 minFeb 28, 202532 refs
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MeditationScience

The Science of Meditation: What Research Actually Shows

A comprehensive, regularly updated guide to what neuroscience has confirmed about meditation's effects on the brain, body, and cognition.

12 minFeb 15, 202563 refs
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NeuroscienceAttention

Attention Networks and How Meditation Trains Them

The brain has three distinct attention networks — alerting, orienting, and executive. Research shows meditation selectively strengthens each one.

9 minJan 30, 202528 refs
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StressPhysiology

Stress Physiology: What Happens in Your Body and How to Reverse It

Cortisol, HPA axis, sympathetic activation — the biological cascade of chronic stress, and the evidence for meditation as a physiological intervention.

14 minJan 18, 202541 refs
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BreathworkProtocols

Breathwork Protocols: Mechanisms, Research, and Practical Application

4-7-8, box breathing, cyclic sighing — how each technique modulates the autonomic nervous system, and which protocols have the strongest evidence.

13 minJan 5, 202537 refs
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NeuroscienceDMN

Default Mode Network: The Neuroscience of Mind-Wandering

Your brain's default mode network is active when you're not focused. Meditation reduces its dominance — with measurable effects on rumination and creativity.

8 minDec 20, 202455 refs
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AudioEngineering

Frequency-Specific Sound Design for Cognitive States

How specific audio frequencies map to brain states — alpha for relaxation, theta for creativity, gamma for focus — and the engineering behind Cognic Originals.

10 minDec 8, 202419 refs
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NeuroplasticityBehavior

Neuroplasticity and Habit Formation: Building a Meditation Practice

The neuroscience of why habits stick — or don't. How Cognic uses behavioral design principles grounded in dopamine circuits and reward prediction.

11 minNov 25, 202444 refs
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NeuroscienceResearch

Meditation Flushes Your Brain Like Sleep Does

A 2025 PNAS study found that focused-attention meditation changes cerebrospinal fluid flow in patterns that resemble sleep — the brain's primary waste-clearance state.

11 minDec 9, 202538 refs
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NeuroscienceResearch

Inside the Meditating Brain: First Direct Recordings from the Amygdala

For the first time, researchers recorded directly from electrodes deep inside the brain during meditation — revealing gamma power surges in the amygdala and hippocampus.

12 minFeb 11, 202542 refs
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CognitionAttention

Blocking Smartphone Internet Reversed a Decade of Attention Decline

A 467-person RCT found that two weeks without mobile internet improved sustained attention by the equivalent of 10 years of age-related decline — plus mental health gains comparable to antidepressants.

13 minFeb 18, 202535 refs

All articles are written and reviewed by the Cognic research team. Sources include peer-reviewed journals, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews from neuroscience, psychology, and clinical research.