Sleep-Based Brain Age Is Reduced in Advanced Inner Engineering Meditators.
Mindfulness January 1, 2025 Jayme C Banks, Sepideh Hariri, Kestutis Kveraga et al.
Long-term meditators had a brain age index 5.9 years younger than their chronological age, compared to a difference of -0.24 years in healthy controls and 10.5 years older in people with dementia. The study used overnight electroencephalography to estimate brain age from sleep brain activity in 34 meditators attending a retreat, alongside several comparison groups. The results suggest that advanced meditation may be associated with enhanced brain health and slower brain aging.