Neuroimaging study suggests mindfulness meditation lowers sensory gating

Neuroimaging study suggests mindfulness meditation lowers sensory gating

People who regularly practice mindfulness meditation appear to experience bodily sensations more readily than others, but this heightened awareness may not actually make them more accurate. A new study published in Psychophysiology found that experienced meditators were more likely to report feeling a faint touch, even when no touch was delivered — a behavioral shift linked to changes in brain activity before the sensation. These results suggest…