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"Meditation may increase grey matter in parts of the brain important for sensory, cognitive and emotional processing, according to a new study.
The study, by researchers from Yale, Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shows a link between meditation and increased cortical thickness.
Reported in the journal NeuroReport, the study involved 20 participants with extensive training in Buddhist Insight meditation. "
www.betterhumans.com/News/48...ult.aspx
The study, by researchers from Yale, Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shows a link between meditation and increased cortical thickness.
Reported in the journal NeuroReport, the study involved 20 participants with extensive training in Buddhist Insight meditation. "
www.betterhumans.com/News/48...ult.aspx
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Re: Meditation linked with brain growth
Mon, November 14, 2005 - 11:24 AMExcellent news!
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Re: Meditation linked with brain growth
Thu, November 17, 2005 - 8:41 PMthanks for posting that blurb and that link.
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Re: Meditation linked with brain growth
Mon, November 21, 2005 - 8:53 PMHere's a quote from NewScientist.com, which was a wee bit more specific as to what parts of the brain benefited:
"They found that meditating actually increases the thickness of the cortex in areas involved in attention and sensory processing, such as the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula."
From: www.newscientist.com/article.ns
Wonder when the "mainstream" is going to fully realize that the brain and mind aren't connected by a one-way street, but mutually influence each other.
Oh, and I'm Benjamin, by the way. New here. Hello :) -
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Re: Meditation linked with brain growth
Thu, December 1, 2005 - 5:21 PMHow about this: Marijuana linked with growth of new neurons.
A synthetic cannabinoid -- similar to the compounds found in marijuana, but substantially stronger -- causes the growth of new neurons and reduces anxiety and depression, investigators at the University of Saskatchewan here reported.
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Re: Meditation linked with brain growth
Sat, December 3, 2005 - 10:40 AMGood luck getting any coverage on that in the U.S.
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Re: Meditation linked with brain growth
Mon, June 26, 2006 - 4:09 PMThats good news for me.I do meditation every weekend.
