Meditation

The best relaxation technique for clearer thinking.

Meditation can improve concentration and help us think intelligently under stressful conditions when it can matter most.

MRI scans of people who have meditated for a long time have shown greater activity in brain circuits involved in paying attention. When disturbing noises were played to a group of meditators undergoing an MRI scan, they had relatively little effect on the brain areas involved in emotion and decision-making as compared to non-meditators or less experienced meditators.