Rhonda Patrick· PhD
And interestingly, activity in the default mode network is decreased in long-term meditators.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
And interestingly, activity in the default mode network is decreased in long-term meditators.
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I’ve seen multiple studies where first there’s studies looking at the brains of long term meditators, and how they various changes in brain volume in some parts of the brain, and all sorts of things going on.