Deconstructing Yourself

Research has shown that mindfulness is effective at reducing pain, but the lingering question has been how does mindfulness practice achieve this? A new study from collaborators at Giessen University in Germany, Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and Massachusetts General Hospital sheds light on this process. During the practice of mindfulness, experienced meditators experienced the pain [...]

MIT and Harvard neuroscientists explain why the practice helps tune out distractions and relieve pain. Studies have shown that meditating regularly can help relieve symptoms in people who suffer from chronic pain, but the neural mechanisms underlying the relief were unclear. Now, MIT and Harvard researchers have found a possible explanation for this phenomenon. In [...]