Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Correlate with Psychosocial Development in Contemplative Practitioners and Controls
Brain Science May 30, 2021 Omar Singleton, Max Newlon, Andres Fossas et al. 12 citations
Contemplative practitioners (long-term meditators and yoga practitioners) show higher levels of maturity development—a measure of adult self-development—than matched controls. Maturity development correlates with cortical thickness in the posterior cingulate, a brain region involved in self-referential and narrative processing. The study identifies a brain network including the posterior cingulate cortex, dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, temporoparietal junction, and inferior frontal cortex as a primary neural correlate of maturity development.