Category: Adolescents

Meditation changes the sleeping brain | Mindfulness research roundup

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Distinctive electrical activity has been found in the sleeping brains of experienced meditators

This month’s roundup of mindfulness research features studies of meditation’s effects on the sleeping brain; mindfulness for hypertension; and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression in adolescents. Continue reading “Meditation changes the sleeping brain | Mindfulness research roundup” →

Research roundup: mindfulness for young offenders and breast cancer survivors, and brain-training for the elderly

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Can mindfulness help prevent the downward spiral into emotional disturbance and impulsive behaviour in stressful environments such as prisons and young offenders institutions?

This month’s roundup of brain plasticity and mindfulness research features adolescents in young offenders institutions, women who have survived breast cancer, and a brain-training game for older people. For a complete list of mindfulness research published last month, check out the wonderful Mindfulness Research Guide. Continue reading “Research roundup: mindfulness for young offenders and breast cancer survivors, and brain-training for the elderly” →