meditation & brain science

Meditation alters your grey matter, studies show

Move over cryptic crosswords and Sudoku, and make way for the ultimate mental workout. It’s called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or…

February 21, 2011

Meditation and mindfulness may give your brain a boost

They are the simplest instructions in the world: Sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes, clear your mind and…

February 16, 2011

Can’t get the hang of meditation? Relax a minute, it’ll come to you

While medical science remains uncertain whether prayer has the power to heal, experts are pretty sure meditation works. Yet another…

February 3, 2011

Meditation appears to cause changes in brain’s gray matter

A mindfulness meditation training program can trigger measurable changes in brain areas associated with awareness, empathy and sense of self…

January 31, 2011

How meditation may change the brain (New York Times)

Over the December holidays, my husband went on a 10-day silent meditation retreat. Not my idea of fun, but he…

January 28, 2011

Tibetan monks to take over Museum of Natural History this week for meditation

Make your thoughts as extinct as the dinosaurs on the fourth floor. Twelve Tibetan monks will lead meditation sessions at…

January 24, 2011

Mindful meditation may strengthen certain brain regions

New research suggests meditation may improve certain brain regions and help them with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.…

January 24, 2011

Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in 8 weeks

Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of…

January 21, 2011

Can you build a better brain? Science explains what really works

This would be a whole lot easier—this quest for ways to improve our brain—if scientists understood the mechanisms of intelligence…

January 16, 2011

Scans show more brain activity when people meditate

People who pray, meditate and perform religious rituals show considerably more activity in their brain's frontal lobe during these activities…

December 23, 2010