This is your brain on meditation: Brain processes more thoughts, feelings during meditation, study shows

Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 19:02 in Psychology & Sociology

Meditation is more than just a way to calm our thoughts and lower stress levels: our brain processes more thoughts and feelings during meditation than when you are simply relaxing, a coalition of researchers has found. "The study indicates that nondirective meditation allows for more room to process memories and emotions than during concentrated meditation," says a co-author of the study.

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