Thicker brains fend off pain
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 10:49
in Psychology & Sociology
People can reduce their sensitivity to pain by thickening their brain, according to a new study published in a special issue of the American Psychological Association journal, Emotion. Researchers from the Universite de Montreal made their discovery by comparing the grey matter thickness of Zen meditators and non-meditators. They found evidence that practising the centuries-old discipline of Zen can reinforce a central brain region (anterior cingulate) that regulates pain...