Can Meditation Change Your Brain? The Science of Mindfulness

What does science have to say about all the claimed benefits of meditation? Spoiler alert: scientifically validated main benefits include:
Decreased stress
Reduced symptoms associated with depression, pain…
Improved focus and attention
Overall better quality of life

The neuroscientific research of mindfulness and meditation overall is in its infancy.
However, there is already SO much information, which I, unfortunately, cannot talk about in-depth in just one video.
So, if you guys like this video and are interested in this topic, I would be more than happy to do part two.

A few interesting research papers:
Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Fear Conditioning, and The Uncinate Fasciculus: A Pilot Study
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...

Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Neurocognitive aspects of pain perception
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18606...

Pain attenuation through mindfulness is associated with decreased cognitive control and increased sensory processing in the brain
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22172...

Why could meditation practice help promote mental health and well-being in aging?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29933...

Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26586...

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