The Effects of Long-Term Meditation on the Brain: Increased Gray Matter Density

Meditation usually involves continued attention. Long-term of meditation and extensive practice may cause changes in the structure of the brain. Researchers in Denmark studied structural changes in the lower brainstem of meditation practitioners. These practitioners had practiced long-term meditation (Vestergaard-Poulsen et al., 2009).
The researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They observed that gray matter [...] http://digg.com/u12RBK