Mindfulness is the conscious, non-judgmental awareness of everything in the present moment.Attention control is an important executive function of the central system. The use of mindfulness toimprove attention ability plays an important role in improving individual work and learning efficiency.Based on the review of previous literature, this paper reveals the psychological and neural mechanisms ofthe influence of mindfulness on inhibition and diversion in attention control from the perspectives of traitmindfulness and state mindfulness. In the future, we should explore sample selection, stable and effectiveintervention methods for different groups, and heart-brain models among various potential factors.