By Amy Morin — 2021
The Verywell Mind Podcast interviews Dan Harris, a co-anchor of the weekend edition of “Good Morning America” and a correspondent for ABC News.
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To treat depression, the neurons which control the hormones serotonin and dopamine in our brains seem to get all the attention.
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The meditation-and-the-brain research has been rolling in steadily for a number of years now, with new studies coming out just about every week to illustrate some new benefit of meditation. Or, rather, some ancient benefit that is just now being confirmed with fMRI or EEG.
When neuroscientists tested expert meditators, they discovered something surprising: The effect of Buddhist meditation isn’t just momentary; it can alter deep-seated traits in our brain patterns and character.