Demystifying meditation: Brain imaging illustrates how meditation reduces pain
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 19:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain, according to new research. For the study, healthy volunteers who had never meditated learned a meditation technique known as focused attention. Focused attention is a form of mindfulness meditation where people are taught to attend to the breath and let go of distracting thoughts and emotions.