Research has confirmed that meditation can make a significant impact on your brain. Among the various benefits the practice offers, meditation offers various neurological benefits as well. Below are a few ways that meditation can actually change and improve your brain function, according to recent studies.
Helps preserve the brain as it ages
Reduces the mind from wandering
Increases the brain’s ability to process information
Affects the activity in the part of the brain that processes emotions
Activates the function of the brain that responds to pain
Increase density of the left hippocampus, which improves cognitive ability and memory
Strengthens the neurotransmitters used to regulate brain activity, which affects sleep, facial expressions and processing sensations
Shrinks an area of the brain, the amygdala, that produces feelings of fear, stress, and anxiety
Despite all of these incredible impacts meditation has on the brain, you won’t reap these neurological benefits unless you start practicing and practice regularly. Make meditation a habit in your daily life to keep your brain healthy for years to come.
