Long-term mindfulness meditation increases occurrence of sensory and attention brain states.
Front Hum Neurosci January 6, 2025 Daniel Yochai Panitz, Avi Mendelsohn, Joana Cabral et al. 5 citations
Long-term mindfulness meditation practice shifts spontaneous brain activity toward states that synchronize sensory and perceptual cortical regions, while reducing time spent in frontal-lobe states linked to higher cognitive functions. Experienced meditators, compared to meditation-naïve participants, showed altered expression of resting-state networks during rest. These findings support a lasting effect of meditation on brain network dynamics and its therapeutic potential for disorders involving imbalanced network activity.