Children actively meditating experience lower activity in parts of the brain involved in rumination, mind-wandering and depression, our team found in the first brain-imaging study of young people ...

When a neuroscientist began studying meditation, she expected to measure temporary mental states—not structural changes in the brain itself. What her team discovered shocked the scientific community.

We’ve all read the flood of articles singing the praises of the positive effects of physical exercise and meditation on brain functions. You see them all the time. But did you ever wonder if exercise ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Hilary A. Marusak, Wayne State University (THE CONVERSATION) The Research Brief is a ...