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Feb 6, 2003
"What I am doing today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it." --Unknown
New York Times yesterday reported that when people are emotionally distressed — anxious, angry, depressed — the most active sites in the brain are circuitry converging on the amygdala, part of the brain's emotional centers, and the right prefrontal cortex of the brain. By contrast, when people are in positive moods — upbeat, enthusiastic and energized — those sites are quiet, with the heightened activity in the left prefrontal cortex. Furthermore, studies show that meditation increases in activity in the left brain, to leave you in a better mood.
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