The Effects of Meditation on Grey Matter Atrophy and Neurodegeneration: A Systematic Review.
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 2017 Nicole Last, Emily Tufts, Leslie E Auger
The present systematic review is based on the premise that a variety of neurodegenerative diseases are accompanied by grey matter atrophy in the brain and meditation may impact this. Given that age is a major risk factor for many of these progressive and neurodegenerative diseases and that the percentage of the population over the age of 65 is quickly increasing, there is an obvious need for...
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Meditation
Mindfulness
Alzheimer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
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