期刊
NEUROREPORT
卷 20, 期 2, 页码 170-174出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328320012a
关键词
brainstem; meditation; neuroplasticity; voxel-based morphometry
资金
- Danish National Research Foundation [95093538-2458, 100297]
- Danish Research Council for Culture and Communication
Extensive practice involving sustained attention can lead to changes in brain structure. Here, we report evidence of structural differences in the lower brainstem of participants engaged in the long-term practice of meditation. Using magnetic resonance imaging, we observed higher gray matter density in lower brain stem regions of experienced meditators compared with age-matched nonmeditators. Our findings show that long-term practitioners of meditation have structural differences in brainstem regions concerned with cardiorespiratory control. This could account for some of the cardiorespiratory parasympathetic effects and traits, as well as the cognitive, emotional, and immunoreactive impact reported in several studies of different meditation practices. NeuroReport 20:170-174 (C) 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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