Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity

default-mode-network · PNAS, 108(50), 20254–20259 · 2011

Brewer (2011) proved that expert meditators don't just feel different; they’ve effectively rewired their brains to silence the background noise of the ego.

Authors

Brewer, J. A., Worhunsky, P. D., Gray, J. R., et al.

Research lens

Brewer (2011) proved that expert meditators don't just feel different; they’ve effectively rewired their brains to silence the background noise of the ego.

  • default-mode-network
  • neuroplasticity
  • interoception