Fascinating: The participants spent an average of 27 minutes per day practicing mindfulness exercises, and this is all it took to stimulate a major increase in gray matter density in the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with self-awareness, compassion, and introspection. McGreevey adds: “Participant-reported reductions in stress also were correlated with decreased gray-matter density in the amygdala, which is known to play an important role in anxiety and stress. Apparently the amygdalae are also associated with emotional memory, decision making, and PTSD (Wikipedia). Thanks again to Carolyn Toll Oppenheim.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:37:19 +0000
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