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The power of the mind: A wandering mind is an unhappy mind

Peter Malinowski January 31, 2012 Research Blog 2

This study is not quite new anymore (well, from 2010), but it is so instructive that when looking at it again today I thought it would be good to share this. Apologies if you know this one inside out already. …

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Meditation practice is associated with reduced mind-wandering

Peter Malinowski November 27, 2011 Research Blog 1

A forthcoming publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports a brain imaging study that shows reduced brain activity during meditation in those brain areas that are typically quite active during day-dreaming or mind-wandering. A research group led …

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