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Fearproof Your Brain, Stress-Inoculation Tips, The Marriage Of Meditation & Technology, Digital Sleeping Pills & Much More

Ben Greenfield Life

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The Neuroscience of Meditation

The brain of a long-term meditator has a prefrontal cortex that is maintained or even enhanced. As you age, your prefrontal cortex actually thins and its function decreases. It's because the organ doesn't work as well as it ages. With a long- term meditation practice, you can maintain the function and the volume,. like the meat of the prefrontal cortex as you age.

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