Science and Mindfulness

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‘The Science of Mindfulness’ by Dr. Ron Siegel | Talks at Google.

Comprehensive talk about what mindfulness is, how it is helpful and the brain changes it can bring about (105 minutes).

The Science of Meditation, can it really change you?

ABC Catalyst special episode.

‘How does meditation change the brain?’

A short Scientific American video

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Mindfulness Can Literally Change Your Brain

Mindfulness Can Literally Change Your Brain. Harvard Business Review article.

Meditation not only reduces stress, here’s how it changes your brain

‘Harvard neuroscientist: Meditation not only reduces stress, here’s how it changes your brain‘. Washington Post interviews Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She was one of the first scientists to take the anecdotal claims about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness and test them in brain scans. What she found surprised her — that meditating can literally change your brain.

Meta-Cognition in Mindfulness: A Conceptual Analysis

‘Meta-Cognition in Mindfulness: A Conceptual Analysis‘. This paper describes the nature of meta-cognition and mindfulness and reviews their conceptual relationships. Finally, theoretical and applied implications of this relationship are discussed.