Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 In February this year, Richard Davidson director of the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin published results of a study on the effects of meditation in the brain. The experiment involved two groups of people. All participants had stressful jobs. All participants were given electroencephalograms. One group received two month training in mindfulness meditation. After the two months training the group who meditated showed, when subjected to a stressful situation, more electrical activity in their left prefrontal cortex - the area associated with positive, optimistic emotions-. More so that they had before the training, and more than the group that didn't meditate had even, without being submitted to stress. This proves meditation is not just a placebo effect, but that it produces real changes in the brain. New Photos - easier uploading and sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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