14 ms·
Interesting, but what I really want to know is do those changes in the brain's structure manifest in any sort of measurable cognitive improvement. That should b
by haecib 16y ago
Interesting, but what I really want to know is do those changes in the brain's structure manifest in any sort of measurable cognitive improvement. That should be the next thing to look at.
- Auberon 16y agoPer the work of Clifford Saron of UC Davis and the Shamatha Project, I believe they have correlated it with stronger attentional capacities. More interestingly they also have found a link (if indirect - a product of stress reduction) with greater telomerase activity, which could translate into greater longevity. http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/dss/news-and-research/shamatha-project-nov10.html http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/dss/news-and-research/shamatha-pro...
- getpost 16y agoAlso check out Richard Davidson's research, although he's more on the affective end of things. http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/personnel/director.html http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/web/personnel/director.html
- metageek 16y agoActually, I think the article said that was what their previous study looked at. Having found cognitive improvements, they went looking for brain changes.