Article: The Neuroscience of Meditation

In a study at New York University, Zoran Josipovic and David Heeger are studying monks at meditation for use with treating brain disorders such as stress, depression, autism, Alzheimer's, and more.

The monks, who practice a nondual form of Tibetan Buddhist meditation, are able to focus on themselves, external influences, or both simultaneously.  The study has them put into a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) machine,  where they are able to switch focuses on command, thus helping create a "map" of the "default network" of the brain.  This "default network" is the area that shows strange behavior in brain disorder patients when they are not doing any particular tests; Josipovic and Heeger think it might be associated with internal thoughts.

My Thoughts: I think this is great news, although I doubt it will be that easy. 

Any Thoughts?

 

http://www.scienceline.org/2009/08/storrs-neuroscience-meditation-fmri-brain/