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Meditation Can Physically Change Your Brain
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Meditation can cause physical structural changes in the brain by increasing the gray matter volume and connectivity of certain regions involved in attentional and emotional control, even in as little as eight weeks of practice. Studies like those by Tanya Shingirk in Germany have shown that meditation practice can have long-term effects on the brain.
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Studies have shown that meditation can lead to structural changes in the brain, particularly in areas of attention and emotion control.
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Studies have shown that meditation can lead to structural changes in the brain, particularly in areas of attention and emotion control. Long-term practice of meditation can result in increased gray matter volume and connectivity in these areas.
ChapterMeditation Can Physically Change Your Brain
Episode#318 - Steven Laureys - The Neuroscience Of Meditation
PodcastModern Wisdom
The more you practice meditation, the better your brain gets at processing it.
28:43 - 31:39 (02:56)
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The more you practice meditation, the better your brain gets at processing it. There are scientists like Tanya Shingirk, who are studying meditation and the effects of the brain.