Jonathan_Graehl comments on Meditation, insight, and rationality. (Part 1 of 3) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: nhamann 29 April 2011 12:09:22AM *  8 points [-]

A brief poke around in Google Scholar produced these papers, which look useful:

Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine 65:564 –570 (2003)

Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention. COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE Volume 7, Number 2, 109-119

Long-term meditation is associated with increased gray matter density in the brain stem. NeuroReport 2009, 20:170–17

Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation. Trends Cogn Sci. 2008 April; 12(4): 163–169.

Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 29 April 2011 01:13:30AM 2 points [-]

Also, meditation reduces pain sensitivity, even for future pain.