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Article History

Received: 12 October 2025

Accepted: 5 March 2026

First Online: 28 March 2026

Competing interests

: Financial support was provided via Research Services Agreement between IACS and Lumena, Inc., structured without outcome-dependent provisions or performance-based compensation mechanisms. Lumena, Inc. exercised no influence over experimental design or data analysis protocols, with their contribution limited to providing MindGym content libraries, technological infrastructure (hardware and software systems), and reflective chamber control programs developed according to experiential sequence specifications provided by N.R. to Lumena’s engineering team. Additionally, Lumena recorded audio instructions and experiential content as directed by the research team. The funding arrangement exclusively supported research operational expenses while maintaining complete investigative independence, with Lumena’s role confined to providing requisite technological tools and implementation resources without compromising scientific integrity or methodological autonomy. E.Y. was employed by Lumena, Inc. during data collection and processing but left prior to manuscript preparation, subsequently contributing to manuscript writing through an independent affiliation with IACS. E.Y. owns shares in Lumena, Inc. but had no role in study design or statistical analysis, providing only processed data through Lumena’s established pipeline. There are no competing interests in regards to A.C., S.Z., T.D., or N.S.