Meditation-the elixir of youth?
From Huffington Post:
Meditation is good for the brain. A new wave of research has connected the ancient practice to many cognitive benefits, from greater attention and focus to reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression to improved cognitive control and executive functioning.
According to a new study from the UCLA Brain Mapping Center, meditation may also protect the aging brain. Researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles and Australian National University found that the brains of longtime meditators were less affected by aging than the brains of those who don’t meditate.
First found on rightrelevance.com
Full Huffington Post article here.
Full Original Research Paper by Eileen Luders, Nicolas Cherbuin and Florian Kurth here: UCLA Research Paper
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