Does Neuroimaging Provide Evidence of Meditation-Mediated Neuroplasticity?
Results of recent magnetic resonance imaging studies suggest that meditation may be associated with region-specific structural neuroplasticity. To test the hypothesis that meditation-related brain function predicts site-specific structural changes in medi
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Stefan Schmidt Harald Walach Editors
Meditation – Neuroscientific Approaches and Philosophical Implications
Meditation – Neuroscientific Approaches and Philosophical Implications
Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality Volume 2 Series Editors Harald Walach, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany Stefan Schmidt, University Medical Center, Freiburg and European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany Editorial Board Jonathan Schooler, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA Mario Beauregard, University of Montreal, Canada Robert Forman, The Forge Institute, USA B. Alan Wallace, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, CA, USA
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Stefan Schmidt • Harald Walach Editors
Meditation – Neuroscientific Approaches and Philosophical Implications
Editors Stefan Schmidt Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy University Medical Center Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
Harald Walach Institute for Transcultural Health Science European Universtiy Viadrina, Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
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