"8 Weeks of Meditation Studies Can Make Your Brain Quicker"

Neuroscience, Psychology, and Health
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What do you think about this?

8 Weeks of Meditation Studies Can Make Your Brain Quicker

Summary: Eight weeks of meditation training enhanced brain connectivity between the default mode network and the dorsal attention network, allowing participants to quickly switch between mind wandering states and focused attention.

Related: Different Types of Meditation Affect the Brain Differently

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I’ve seen many neuroscientist saying the same for the practice of meditation, more precisely mindfulness technique.
I confess I struggle a bit when I try doing it due my ADHD, but I’ll keep trying doing it and I hope to get better each day and feeling the improvement on focus.

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Just wait until you’ve meditated consistently for 8 years. That’s when things really start to get interesting.

I only wish I’d started with memory-based meditation sooner.

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What do you mean by interesting?

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clarify “memory-based”. I must know what you mean

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@Kestrel

There are deep realms of mental peace and quietude to be enjoyed. I am continually amazed by how it just gets deeper and deeper the more I practice.

A good book to get a sense of just how “deep” meditation can take you that is potentially of use for mnemonists and others interested in creativity is this one:

Note, however, that I’m not entirely uncritical of Lynch’s work in the realm of meditation. Bring full critical thinking to some of the things he says, and perhaps watch this documentary:

There are apparently sharks in Lynch’s waters, but that doesn’t mean the book is not without many merits.

@MagicallyDelicious

There’s a video about memory-based meditation on my YT channel if you want to search for it.

There are also some good scientific studies that don’t use the term “memory-based meditation,” but are effectively just that. Dr. Tim Dalgleish is the head of several very interesting studies about applying method-of-loci to happy memories to help reduce symptoms of PTSD and depression, for example.

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Thank you for your elaborate response, in my free time i will read it deeper.

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The fear about a Task is that

  1. It might be painful (for Me or Someone I love)
  2. It might be inappropriate (punishment or hurt someone I love)
  3. It might make me forgot how deeply I love myself because I will be so Focused on the “Task”
  4. How do I know the Task is right? Who will it help? How can I be sure? I’m Scared
  5. Where is the Love?

The thing I somewhat Understand about a “Task” is that, I seem to need Love and Accompaniment in order to trust doing a scary “Task” where I dunno what will happen. I cannot be Alone to do a “Task”. I must be Accompanied on this “Task” because I wanna make sure I stay with the Love to not be “Lost” and be in a scary, alone, dark place. The “Task” must be done Together

On the other hand, if I do not Complete the “Task”, I might be Letting Someone down, and that would be a deep sadness. We look to Complete the Task and Keep the Love Together