Health: February 2006 Archives

Meditation found to increase brain size

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Mental calisthenics bulk up some layers
By William J. Cromie
Harvard News Office

People who meditate grow bigger brains than those who don't.

Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found the first evidence that meditation can alter the physical structure of our brains. Brain scans they conducted reveal that experienced meditators boasted increased thickness in parts of the brain that deal with attention and processing sensory input.

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