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The Benefits of Meditation for Brain Health
33:17 - 46:35 (13:17)
Meditation has been found to decrease brain atrophy in regions such as the frontal polar cortex, insula, and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, which are part of the frontal parietal control network. Additionally, studies have shown that meditation can be just as effective as anti-depressants and can benefit individuals with difficult disease states such as multiple sclerosis and epilepsy.
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Meditation has been found to decrease brain atrophy in regions such as the frontal polar cortex, the insula, and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, which are all part of the frontal parietal control network.
33:17 - 39:58 (06:41)
Summary
Meditation has been found to decrease brain atrophy in regions such as the frontal polar cortex, the insula, and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, which are all part of the frontal parietal control network. Additionally, meditation has been shown to decrease activity in the default mode network, which is responsible for generating distraction and mind wandering.
ChapterThe Benefits of Meditation for Brain Health
Episode112: Dr. David Vago, This Is Your Brain on Meditation
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The standard model of mindfulness-based interventions typically lasts eight weeks and is based on John Kabat-Zinn’s mindfulness-based stress reduction course.
39:58 - 42:57 (02:58)
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The standard model of mindfulness-based interventions typically lasts eight weeks and is based on John Kabat-Zinn’s mindfulness-based stress reduction course. Despite a meta-analysis concluding that meditation is roughly as effective as anti-depressants, mindfulness-based interventions can show significant increases compared to active controls.
ChapterThe Benefits of Meditation for Brain Health
Episode112: Dr. David Vago, This Is Your Brain on Meditation
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in promoting sleep onset and combating sleep onset insomnia is proven through various studies, resulting in a decent effect size.
42:57 - 46:35 (03:37)
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The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in promoting sleep onset and combating sleep onset insomnia is proven through various studies, resulting in a decent effect size. However, the effectiveness of these interventions in addressing different types of sleep problems, like sleep maintenance insomnia, is not as reliable.