Meditators are able to bring various areas of their brains in synchrony, working together in near lock step, Scientific American
reports.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that
during meditation, Zen Buddhist monks show an extraordinary
synchronization of brain waves known as gamma synchrony--a pattern
increasingly associated with robust brain function and the synthesis of
activity that we call the mind.
The results seem to confirm that Zen meditation produces "not relaxation but an intense though serene
attention," similar to trained musicians listening to music--another form of calm but intense focus.
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