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冥想能改變大腦結構
過去五年內，不斷有研究人員發現正式的內省練習會引起真正的生理變化，冥想的益處由此收穫了來自神經科學的新證據。
麻省總醫院（Massachusetts General Hospital）的科學家讓16名受試者接受為期8周的正念冥想項目。這種類型的冥想集中鍛鍊感官和感覺的非判斷性意識，每位受試者每天練習約30分鐘。
在接受訓練前後，研究人員對每位受試者都進行了大腦成像圖，他們發現，受試者大腦的海馬灰質密度增加了，海馬區主要負責學習和記憶。他們還看到杏仁核密度下降，這一區域則負責處理我們的焦慮和壓力響應。
而沒有發生變化的一個區域則是島葉，這和我們的自我意識相關。研究人員推測……
Meditation Correlated with Structural Changes in the Brain
The benefits of meditation have received newfound evidence from neuroscience in the last five years, as researchers are finding real physiological changes due to a sort of formally practiced introspection.
Recently scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital had 16 participants take an eight-week mindfulness meditation program. This sort of meditation focuses on nonjudgmental awareness of sensations and feelings. Subjects practiced for about 30 minutes a day.
Brain images were taken of each subject before and after the training. Scientists found increases in gray-matter density in the hippocampus—an area responsible for learning and memory. And they saw decreased density in the amygdala—which is responsible for our anxiety and stress responses.
One area that did not change is the insula, which is associated with self-awareness. The researchers speculate that...
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