Buddha’s Brain: Neuroplasticity and Meditation
- Dr. Priya Gaba, Reference Text
- Jun 19
- 1 min read
In a recent visit to the United States, the Dalai Lama gave a speech at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Over the past several years, he has helped recruit Tibetan Buddhist monks for— and directly encouraged—research on the brain and meditation in the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The findings from studies in this unusual sample, as well as related research efforts, suggest that over the course of meditating for tens of thousands of hours, the long-term practitioners had actually altered the structure and function of their brains. In this article we discuss neuroplasticity, which encompasses such alterations, and the findings from these studies. Further, we comment on the associated signal processing (SP) challenges, the current status, and how SP can contribute to advancing these studies
A very interesting study on how Modern Science is embracing Age old Spirituality.
Please find the entire report below.... A must read for those who are interested in Spiritual Science and want to add Meditation in their lives to bring that change.
