Background: The current study was designed to evaluate potential Yoga specific changes of
brain structure in comparison with an active sport group and a passive control group …

Therapeutic interventions that incorporate training in mindfulness meditation have become
increasingly popular, but to date, little is known about neural mechanisms associated with …

Previous voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies have revealed that meditation is
associated with structural brain changes in regions underlying cognitive processes that are …

Advanced meditation such as jhana meditation can produce various altered states of
consciousness (jhanas) and cultivate rewarding psychological qualities including joy …

The majority of people throughout the world rate subjective happiness as the top of the
important thing in life. A recent structural neuroimaging study exploring neurocognitive …

Background This study investigates measures of mindfulness meditation (MM) as a mental
practice, in which a resting but alert state of mind is maintained. A population of older people …

Background Recent studies suggest that yoga practice may improve cognitive functioning.
Although preliminary data indicate that yoga improves working memory (WM), high …

Mindfulness is described as the non-judgmental awareness of experiences in the present
moment. The sustained practice of mindfulness may also have beneficial effects on an …

Despite growing interest in meditation as a tool for alternative therapy of stress-related and
psychosomatic diseases, brain mechanisms of beneficial influences of meditation practice …

Background: Mindfulness meditation (MM) and hypnosis practices are gaining interest in
mental health, but their physiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study …