Alicja Heyda, Agnieszka Gdowicz-Kłosok, Magdalena Bugowska et al.
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Abstract Introduction Stress and negative emotions have been demonstrated to exert a substantial impact on cancer patients, affecting their ability to adapt to therapy and the treatment's overall effectiveness. Elevated cortisol levels, a stress-induced hormone, have been shown to suppress immune system function, potentially reducing the body's capacity to combat cancer cells. Conversely,...
Abstract Over the past 2,500 years, contemplative traditions have explored the nature of the mind using meditation. More recently, neuroimaging research on meditation has revealed differences in brain function and structure in meditators. Nevertheless, the underlying neural mechanisms are still unclear. In order to understand how meditation shapes global activity through the brain, we...