Science is showing that meditation is very deserving of its newfound fame.
, found that mindfulness meditation decreases activity in the default mode network , the brain network responsible for mind-wandering and self-referential thoughts – a.k.a., “monkey mind.” The DMN is “on” or active when we’re not thinking about anything in particular, when our minds are just wandering from thought to thought. Since mind-wandering is typically, ruminating, and worrying about the past and future, it’s the goal for many people to dial it down.
There were alsoin brain cell volume in the amygdala, which is responsible for fear, anxiety, and stress – and these changes matched the participants’ self-reports of their stress levels, indicating that meditation not only changes the brain, but it changes our subjective perception and feelings as well.
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