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Monks' Brains During Meditation

Monks' Brains During Meditation

Nov 12, 2004-- The task was to practice "compassion" meditation, generating a feeling of loving kindness toward all beings. The subjects ranged from novice meditators to Buddhist monks (including the Dalai Lama) who had spent more than 10,000 hours in meditation. As Prof. Davidson compared their brain activity, he was able to clearly show that meditation alters structure and functioning of the brain! (3169 reads)


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