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How Meditation Protects the Aging Brain from Decline
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2922" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.mindful.org/meditation-protects-aging-brain/" target="_blank"><strong>How Meditation Protects the Aging Brain from Decline - Mindful</strong></a></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>A string of recent research suggests regular meditation practice may boost mental flexibility and focus, offering powerful protection against cognitive decline. </strong></p><p></p><p>Most of us begin to misplace our keys, forget people’s names, or solve math problems less readily as we approach middle age. This is often referred to as age-related cognitive decline. Years ago, scientists believed that this decline was inevitable, but <a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002669" target="_blank">extraordinary research</a> in the past two decades has shown that the adult brain changes with experience and training throughout the lifespan—a phenomenon known as neuroplasticity.</p><p></p><p>Neuroplasticity isn’t a given. Epidemiological research finds that how a brain ages depends on a <a href="https://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n2/abs/nrn1323.html" target="_blank">number of factors</a> including diet, physical exercise, lifestyle choices, and education. The healthier and more active one’s lifestyle, the more likely he or she will maintain cognitive performance over time. And meditation may be a key ingredient for ensuring brain health and maintaining good mental performance. Here’s what recent <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41465-017-0022-7" target="_blank">research</a> suggests about how <a href="https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/" target="_blank">mindfulness meditation</a> practice may help keep aging brains fit and functional.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2922, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.mindful.org/meditation-protects-aging-brain/'][B]How Meditation Protects the Aging Brain from Decline - Mindful[/B][/URL] [B] A string of recent research suggests regular meditation practice may boost mental flexibility and focus, offering powerful protection against cognitive decline. [/B] Most of us begin to misplace our keys, forget people’s names, or solve math problems less readily as we approach middle age. This is often referred to as age-related cognitive decline. Years ago, scientists believed that this decline was inevitable, but [URL='http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002669']extraordinary research[/URL] in the past two decades has shown that the adult brain changes with experience and training throughout the lifespan—a phenomenon known as neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity isn’t a given. Epidemiological research finds that how a brain ages depends on a [URL='https://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n2/abs/nrn1323.html']number of factors[/URL] including diet, physical exercise, lifestyle choices, and education. The healthier and more active one’s lifestyle, the more likely he or she will maintain cognitive performance over time. And meditation may be a key ingredient for ensuring brain health and maintaining good mental performance. Here’s what recent [URL='https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41465-017-0022-7']research[/URL] suggests about how [URL='https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/']mindfulness meditation[/URL] practice may help keep aging brains fit and functional. [/QUOTE]
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