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Channeling Buddha -New Research Shows Meditation Improves Attention Span

It has long been assumed that daily meditation leads to a peaceful, more wholesome life. New research indicates, however, that regular meditation could actually change the physical and biological make-up of your brain.

Richard Davidson, a neuropsychologist at the University of Wisconsin who practices meditation himself, decided to find the secret behind the practice. So he traveled half-way around the world to Dharamsala, India, and with hundreds of pounds of electronic recording equipment, began measuring the brain activity of Buddhist monks, lamas, and yogis.

Channeling Buddha -New Research Shows Meditation Improves Attention Span

It has long been assumed that daily meditation leads to a peaceful, more wholesome life. New research indicates, however, that regular meditation could actually change the physical and biological make-up of your brain.

Richard Davidson, a neuropsychologist at the University of Wisconsin who practices meditation himself, decided to find the secret behind the practice. So he traveled half-way around the world to Dharamsala, India, and with hundreds of pounds of electronic recording equipment, began measuring the brain activity of Buddhist monks, lamas, and yogis.