Science News

The Naked Scientists: Science Radio & Science Podcasts

Science News RSS Feed

How Meditation May Increase Grey Matter

Researchers in America have shown that meditation not only boosts your well-being, but also the size of your brain. They showed that people trained in Buddhist meditation had increased cortical thickness, a part of the brain associated with the things we feel, hear and see. These effects were observed in people who meditated for an average of 40 minutes per day, so it seems there's no need to be a monk to see the benefits of meditation.

13th Nov 2005


Share this News Story
Digg Thisfacebookdel.icio.usNetscapeRedditFarkStumbleuponNewsvineYahoo! My WebFurlMagnoliaSquidoo


Naked Scientists Science Radio Show HomeNaked Scientists Science Radio Show Home Who are The Naked ScientistsWho are The Naked Scientists Information about Naked ScientistsInformation about Naked Scientists
Naked Scientists PodcastNaked Scientists Podcast Ask the Naked Scientists PodcastAsk the Naked Scientists Podcast Question of the Week PodcastQuestion of the Week Podcast
Naked Science ArticlesNaked Science Articles Experiments to do at HomeExperiments to do at Home Science Discussion ForumScience Discussion Forum
Science News StoriesScience News Stories Answers to Science QuestionsAnswers to Science Questions Interviews with Famous ScientistsInterviews with Famous Scientists

Click here for the Naked Scientists PODCAST

The contents of this site are © The Naked Scientists® 2000-2008. The Naked Scientists® and Naked Science® are registered trademarks.