How Does Meditation Affect the Default Mode Network: A Systematic Review.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology January 1, 2023 Dimitrios Zagkas, Flora Bacopoulou, Dimitrios Vlachakis et al.
Meditation alters the operation of the Default Mode Network (DMN) and creates differences in functional connectivity between brain networks. A systematic review of 16 controlled trials involving 853 experienced and non-experienced meditators found that meditative interventions affect DMN activity. Practices examined included Mindfulness, Samatha, Raja Yoga, Transcendental Meditation, Vipassana, and Insight meditation from the Theravada tradition. Further research is needed to confirm meditation as an effective strategy for well-being.