Brain scans of Buddhist monks reveal how different meditation styles alter consciousness

Brain scans of Buddhist monks reveal how different meditation styles alter consciousness

A recent study reveals that different styles of meditation produce distinct, measurable changes in the background noise and structural complexity of human brain waves. By scanning the brains of expert Buddhist monks, researchers demonstrated that meditative states make brain activity more flexible and less bound to past patterns. These results were published in the journal Neuroscience of Consciousness. Meditation involves a variety of mental st…