Tag: Sara Lazar
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Nation & World
Learning not to fear
A study using mindfulness meditation showed changes over time in neural responses to pain and fear. The researchers found that changes in the hippocampus after mindfulness training were associated with enhanced ability to recall a safety memory, and thus respond in a more adaptive way.
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Mindfulness meditation and relaxation response affect brain differently
A Harvard study shows mindfulness meditation and “The Relaxation Response” provide distinct effects on brain areas associated with awareness and with deliberate relaxation.
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With mindfulness, life’s in the moment
Rooted in Buddhism, mindfulness meditation has developed a prominent perch in the self-help movement. Its popularity has been fueled by research that indicates mindfulness often reduces stress and promotes emotional well-being.
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Nation & World
Eight weeks to a better brain
Harvard researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital find that participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress.
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Nation & World
Meditation dramatically changes body temperatures
Harvard researcher Herbert Benson, who has been studying a meditation technique known as “g Tum-mo” for 20 years, says that “Buddhists feel the reality we live in is not the…