Decoding meditation mechanisms underlying brain preservation and psycho-affective health in older expert meditators and older meditation-naive participants.
Sacha Haudry, Anne-Laure Turpin, Brigitte Landeau, Florence Mezenge, Marion Delarue, Oriane Hébert, Natalie L Marchant, Olga Klimecki, Fabienne Collette, Julie Gonneaud, Vincent De la Sayette, Denis Vivien, Antoine Lutz, Gaël Chételat, Florence Allais, Claire André, Eider Arenaza-Urquijo, Sebastian Baez-Lugo, Alexandre Bejanin, Maelle Botton, Pierre Champetier, Léa Chauveau, Gaël Chételat, Anne Chocat, Fabienne Collette, Sophie Dautricourt, Robin De Flores, Vincent De la Sayette, Marion Delarue, Harriet Demnitz-King, Stéphanie Egret, Rawda El Sadawy, Hélène Espérou, Séverine Fauvel, Francesca Felisatti, Victor Ferment, Eglantine Ferrand Devouge, Eric Frison, Julie Gonneaud, Anaïs Hamel, Sacha Haudry, Oriane Hébert, Marc Heidmann, Elizabeth Kuhn, Olga Klimecki, Brigitte Landeau, Gwendoline Ledu, Valérie Lefranc, Antoine Lutz, Natalie L Marchant, Florence Mezenge, Inès Moulinet, Valentin Ourry, Cassandre Palix, Léo Paly, Géraldine Poisnel, Anne Quillard, Géraldine Rauchs, Stéphane Rehel, Florence Requier, Eric Salmon, Rhonda Smith, Clémence Tomadesso, Edelweiss Touron, Anne-Laure Turpin, Patrik Vuilleumier, Tim Whitfield, Miranka Wirth
Sci Rep November 27, 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79687-3 via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractExpert meditators show preserved brain structure and better psycho-affective health compared to meditation-naive older adults, suggesting that long-term meditation practice may protect against age-related decline. The study examined older expert meditators and older meditation-naive participants, finding that the expert group had greater brain preservation and more favorable psycho-affective profiles. These results indicate that meditation could be a protective factor for brain and mental health in aging.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Older expert meditators and older meditation-naive participants |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key finding | Expert meditators exhibited preserved brain structure and better psycho-affective health compared to meditation-naive older adults. |
Abstract
Decoding meditation mechanisms underlying brain preservation and psycho-affective health in older expert meditators and older meditation-naive participants.