The Mindfulness Trend

Have you heard that majority of famous people meditate regularly? We often hear that meditations can help you improve concentration, increase self-awareness, thus make you more effective and happier. What does science say about it?

The amygdala, the brain’s “fight or flight” center, shrinks during regular meditations. As the amygdala’s activity decreases, the prefrontal cortex, that is known as an awareness center of the brain, activates more. As a result, initial reactions to stressful situations become more aware and moderate.

In more details, meditation leads to increased activity in brain regions associated with attention such as dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).

Of course, you don’t have to think of meditation as a spiritual ritual to take advantage of it. Researches show that focusing on breathing (the most common meditation practice) improve your ability to concentrate. The more you practice meditating, the faster you enter the state of focusing attention. During first experiences of meditating people may need more time to enter the focus state.
Have you ever practiced meditation? How did you feel after it? Share your experience in comments below👇

the amygdala - region of the brain primarily associated with emotional processes (especially with fear)
to shrink - to become smaller
the prefrontal cortex - the front part of the brain, that is important in human behavior such as planning, decision-making, and self-control

Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816391/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/what-does-mindfulness-meditation-do-to-your-brain/

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