Focused attention meditation changes the boundary and configuration of functional networks in the brain
Scientific Reports January 1, 2020 Shogo Kajimura, Naoki Masuda, Johnny King L. Lau et al. 29 citations
Focused attention meditation reorganizes the brain's large-scale functional networks, not just individual connections. Using intensive daily measurements from one person, the study found that meditation changed which brain regions belong to which network: several regions from the fronto-parietal network (FPN) moved into the default mode network (DMN) after meditation, and the FPN's network membership became less stable. This suggests meditation reshapes whole-brain network architecture, offering insight into its neural mechanisms.