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1: How to Build A Happier Brain

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity

Long-term meditators build up a thicker brain. Meditators have measurably thicker cortex in one part of the brain called the insula, which is very important because it helps us tune into ourselves and know how we actually really feel about things. The prefrontal regions are involved with the top-down executive regulation of attention, emotion, and action.

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