Post by Admin on May 18, 2016 8:33:03 GMT -5
Richard Davidson and his team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Healthy Minds recently did a study of Iraq combat(OEF) veterans suffering with PTSD
This fresh research adds to the growing body of research using functional MRI (fMRI) to observe the brain real-time during stress events etc., supporting the idea that brain structure and 'wiring' is altered by PTSD; yet the research also gives growing support for the idea that mindful meditation and other mindfulness practices address the PTSD directly in the brain. So, meditating changes your brain -- in a wholesome way. But we knew that {smile}.
For those so inclined, the heavy duty research paper discussed is located here.
This fresh research adds to the growing body of research using functional MRI (fMRI) to observe the brain real-time during stress events etc., supporting the idea that brain structure and 'wiring' is altered by PTSD; yet the research also gives growing support for the idea that mindful meditation and other mindfulness practices address the PTSD directly in the brain. So, meditating changes your brain -- in a wholesome way. But we knew that {smile}.
For those so inclined, the heavy duty research paper discussed is located here.