How the mind sharpens the senses: Study finds Zen meditation improves sense of touch
A study conducted with experienced scholars of Zen-Meditation shows that mental focussing can induce learning mechanisms, similar to physical training. Researchers at the Ruhr-University Bochum and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University München discovered this phenomenon during a scientifically monitored meditation retreat. The journal...
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Mindfulness meditation might help people who are struggling with gambling problems
The use of mindfulness as a therapeutic intervention continues to garner attention as a treatment approach among diverse groups. Canadian researchers recently published a study examining how mindfulness meditation may be used to treat problem gamblers. The study, published in...
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Short-term meditation linked to increased blood flow in the brain, increased attention, and better self-regulation
A recently released study has shown that a form of meditation called integrative body-mind training (IBMT) can produces significant changes in the brain after only a few hours of practice. The researchers released their findings in a February 2015 edition...
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Mindfulness meditation may have positive impact on personality and self-concept
A review of recent research has revealed that meditation, specifically mindfulness meditation, may help shape a person’s personality traits and promote a healthier self-concept. Researchers Cristiano Crescentini and Viviana Capurso released their findings January 2015 in Frontiers in Psychology. Their...
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Meditation changes hippocampal structure differently for men and women
The first sex-specific study of meditation’s effect on the brain structure known as the hippocampus has revealed differences between women and men. In a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers Eileen Luders, Paul M. Thompson, and Florian Kurth of UCLA used...
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Preliminary study suggests prenatal meditation positively influences infant behaviors
Combining meditative practices with pregnancy education could benefit mothers and their infants, but more research is needed. A study published in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice suggests that prenatal meditation can positively influence fetal health. Chinese researcher Ka...
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The power of the mind: Can meditation really slow ageing?
Is there real science in the spiritualism of meditation? Jo Marchant meets a Nobel Prize-winner who thinks so. It’s seven in the morning on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The low sun glints off the waves and the clouds...
Read moreDetailsMindfulness meditation may improve decision making
One 15-minute focused-breathing meditation may help people make smarter choices, according to new research from researchers at INSEAD and The Wharton School. The findings are published in the February issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science....
Read moreDetailsStudy examines meditation programs of psychological well-being
Mindfulness meditation programs may help reduce anxiety, depression and pain in some individuals, according to a review of medical literature by Madhav Goyal, M.D., M.P.H., of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues.
Read moreDetailsCan meditation make you a more compassionate person?
Scientists have mostly focused on the benefits of meditation for the brain and the body, but a new study forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, takes a look at what impacts meditation may have...
Read moreDetailsMeditation appears to produce enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain
A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating.
Read moreDetailsMeditation reduces loneliness
Many elderly people spend their last years alone. Spouses pass and children scatter. But being lonely is much more than a silent house and a lack of companionship. Over time, loneliness not only takes a toll on the psyche but...
Read moreDetailsMindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in 8 weeks
Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. In a study that will appear in the January 30 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, a...
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