The Unique Brain Anatomy of Meditation Practitioners: Alterations in Cortical Gyrification

The Unique Brain Anatomy of Meditation Practitioners: Alterations in Cortical Gyrification

Several cortical regions are reported to vary in meditation practitioners. However, since prior analyses were focused on examining gray matter or cortical thickness, additional effects with respect to other cortical features might have remained undetected. Gyrification (the pattern and degree of cor...

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Main Authors: Eileen eLuders, Florian eKurth, Emeran A Mayer, Arthur W Toga, Katherine L Narr, Christian eGaser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Brain
Meditation
mindfulness
MRI
Complexity
insula
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00034/full

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