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·June 30, 2023·4 min read

Kindness Meditation Boosts Memory Recall in Depression Recovery

A form of meditation focused on unconditional kindness can enhance memory recall in individuals with a history of depression. Participants engaged in daily ten-minute meditations aimed at promoting happiness, health, loving-kindness, and peace.

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·June 7, 2023·5 min read

Unleashing the Mind: The Neuroscience of Meditation and its Impact on Memory

Meditation's impact on memory is a fascinating confluence of ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience. Evidence suggests meditation can stimulate changes in the brain, or neuroplasticity, potentially fostering structural growth in the hippocampus, a region vital for memory.

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·May 30, 2023·4 min read

Meditation Diminishes Bias Toward Negative Information

A new study reveals that daily mindfulness meditation can help reduce individuals' tendency to avoid negative information. The practice of regular mindfulness meditation allows people to better process uncomfortable emotions, thus enabling them to handle negative information more objectively.

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·March 28, 2023·3 min read

The Drugs Don’t Work: Meditation and Training Are Better at Sparking Creativity

Despite the common myth, alcohol and narcotics are the least effective means to spark creativity, researchers report. Instead, complex training, meditation, and cultural exposure add a boost to your creative flow.

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·January 17, 2023·5 min read

Deep Meditation May Alter Gut Microbes for Better Health

Regularly practicing meditation helps regulate the gut microbiome and has the potential to lower anxiety, depression, and heart disease, a new study reports.

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·October 8, 2022·6 min read

A Class of Meditative Practices That Produces Different Effects From Mindfulness-Related Meditation

Study identifies a different class of meditative practices that seek to employ and regulate the state of stress an individual experiences, rather than reduce it, to achieve a more heightened state of focus and attention.

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·July 8, 2022·5 min read

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating It From the Self

Mindfulness meditation interrupted communication between brain areas involved in processing pain sensations and areas that produce the sense of self. This resulted in reduced pain as individuals lost ownership of the sensation.

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·May 20, 2022·4 min read

No Evidence of Structural Brain Change With Short-Term Mindfulness Training

Study finds no evidence of structural brain changes associated with short-term mindfulness training.

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·March 20, 2022·3 min read

On the Brink of Giving Up? Mindfulness Meditation Can Help in Internal Conflicts

Mindful meditation may help people cope when faced with action crises, researchers say.

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·November 11, 2021·4 min read

‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Alters Brain Function

"Orgasmic meditation" produces a distinct pattern of brain activity, researchers report. The practice alters activity in the frontal lobe and temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with emotional processing.

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·October 9, 2021·7 min read

Hair Samples Show Meditation Training Reduces Long-Term Stress

Many people claim meditation helps to relieve their daily stresses. A new study provides objective evidence which supports the claims. Researchers found cortisol levels from hair samples decreased by 25% following a six-month meditation training program.