Gray Matter Changes in Adolescents Participating in a Meditation Training
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience August 14, 2020 Justin P. Yuan, Colm G. Connolly, Eva Henje et al. 21 citations
Adolescents who completed a 12-week meditation training program showed decreases in gray matter volume in the left posterior insula, left thalamus, and left putamen, brain regions involved in physical and emotional awareness. No significant changes occurred during a control period before training. These findings differ from studies in adults, where meditation is typically associated with increased gray matter, suggesting the adolescent brain may respond differently to meditation.