Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights From the series Working Out Happiness Andrew Fleming, Columnist Fri Sep 27, 2013 Your prefrontal cortex is a blessing and a curse. Located under your forehead, mankind’s hugely developed prefrontal cortex enables creativity, foresight and strategy. However, that same prefrontal cortex is responsible for those nagging thoughts that… Continue reading Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights
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Controlling Brain Waves May Be Key to Meditation’s Benefits | Psych Central News
The benefits of meditation are well-acknowledged. Yet a scientific explanation of how it works has been conspicuously absent. Brown University scientists may have helped to overcome this barrier as researchers propose a neurophysiological framework to explain the clinical benefits bestowed by meditation. Scientists believe that mindfulness practitioners gain enhanced control over sensory cortical alpha rhythms… Continue reading Controlling Brain Waves May Be Key to Meditation’s Benefits | Psych Central News