The Harvard Gazette

Mindfulness Meditation

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Mindfulness meditation and relaxation response affect brain differently

Study found that each program showed unique patterns of brain activity

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DateJune 20, 2018July 24, 2018

When science meets mindfulness

Researchers study how it seems to change the brain in depressed patients

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DateApril 9, 2018August 27, 2018

Study participants who completed an eight-week meditation training course had reduced activity in the right amygdala (highlighted structure) in response to emotional images, even when not meditating.

Meditation’s positive residual effects

Imaging finds different forms of meditation may affect brain structure

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DateNovember 13, 2012

Harvard Extension School student Jacob Hoover, A.L.B. '12, demonstrates a meditation exercise that he does prior to one of his dance performances. Harvard researchers have found that mindfulness meditators more quickly adjust the brain wave that screens out distraction, which could explain their superior ability to rapidly remember and incorporate new facts.

‘Turn down the volume’

Meditation may help the brain reduce distractions

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DateApril 22, 2011

Meditator

Eight weeks to a better brain

Meditation study shows changes associated with awareness, stress

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DateJanuary 21, 2011April 9, 2018