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“The monks, with whom we worked closely for a study, used techniques like silence and meditation to increase their attention span. From the method employed, I believe that the monks have managed to stretch the working memory for remembrance of questions.”The Saraswati Sadhana Research Foundation (SSRF), established by Acharya Nayachandrasagarji, is attracting candidates for difficult exams. A total of 104 students were involved and 48 underwent the training by monks — identified as Saraswati Sadhana.“The results showed that the working memory and attention had improved in children who had undergone training. Their long-term memory did not show much change,” said Doshi, adding that the mindfulness of the participants showed activation of the prefrontal cortex associated with short-term memory. He then slowly but surely tackles every question in the same sequence — even remembering the numbers which were left intentionally blank..