Altered Traits Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

Author: Daniel Goleman, Richard A. Davidson Publisher: Garden City, NY: Avery. Publish Date: 2017 Status:⏳ Rating:

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• Altered Traits Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body Chapter 5. A Mind Undisturbed
• Altered Traits Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body Chapter 7. Attention!

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• The brains of seasoned meditators have been shown stronger connectivity between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex
• The strength of the connections between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex determines a person’s level of emotional reactivity
• Mindfulness has been shown to improve inhibitory control
• Selective attention
• Science used to see attention as involuntary and hardwired
• Orienting
• Amygdala hijack
• Multitasking can worsen cognitive inhibition
• Mindfulness has been shown to improve cognitive inhibition
• Mindfulness practice has been shown to improve working memory