Journal article
Health Benefits of Emptying the Mind: Rediscovering Meditation
Holistic nursing practice, v 27(2), pp 57-58
01 Mar 2013
PMID: 23399704
Abstract
Donnelly discusses the health benefits of meditation. Meditation is the process of "emptying and replenishing" the mind to enhance mental health and reduce stress. Several researches demonstrate the effectiveness of meditation in helping any person dealing with a psychiatric condition or just managing the everyday stresses and strains of life. Changes in the brain as a function of meditation are the exact opposite of brain changes caused by mental illness and stress, increasing activity in the prefrontal parietal network and the prefrontal cortex. Long-term meditation improves memory, spatial processing, alertness, and performance on tasks that require focus and attention.
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Details
- Title
- Health Benefits of Emptying the Mind: Rediscovering Meditation
- Creators
- Gloria Donnelly
- Publication Details
- Holistic nursing practice, v 27(2), pp 57-58
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000315023300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84873897656
- Other Identifier
- 991021855256404721
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- Integrative & Complementary Medicine
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