Eight sessions of mindfulness-based awareness training give participants a significant edge in their ability to control brain-computer interfaces and the time it took to achieve proficiency over those who did not experience meditation training.
Three months of transcendental meditation reduced anxiety and resulted in marked changes in connectivity between the precuneus, left parietal lobe, and insula.
Mindful meditation helps perfectionists cope with stress.
Yoga intervention reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety while increasing feelings of positivity.
Mindfulness and meditation can help reduce errors. The brain's ability to detect and pay attention to mistakes improves following one session of twenty-minute meditation.
Mindful meditation enhances the positive effects of a single dose of psilocybin by increasing empathy and reducing egocentricity.
While those who promote mindfulness claim the practice offers massive amounts of health and psychological benefits, very little scientific evidence backs up the claim.
MediTrain, a new app-based program that uses a closed-loop algorithm to tailor the length of meditation sessions to a person's ability, can improve memory and attention in younger people.
Those who have a greater sense of 'oneness' experience overall higher levels of satisfaction with life, regardless of spiritual background or belief.
2019 is finally here. We thought it would be a good time to look back at some of the most popular Neuroscience News stories of 2018.
Researchers consider the neurobiology of near death experiences.
Researchers report the brains of those who practice meditation are less affected by negative feedback than those who do not meditate. The study reports this could be due to altered dopamine levels caused by the act of meditation.
