This Simple Practice Sparks ‘Positive Changes’ In The Brain

Source: www.naturalsociety.com | Original Post Date: November 22, 2014 –

I recently reported how 8 weeks of meditation can promote brain growth by fueling grey-matter in the hippocampus – boosting memory, sense of self, empathy, and reducing stress. But did you know that this practice can also positively affect ‘white matter’ in the brain? Research has now shown that meditators have better communication in their ‘white matter’ than those who do not meditate at all.

You’ve likely heard of ‘grey matter’ in the brain, but what about ‘white matter’? This is an important component of the central nervous system, brain, and spinal nerves that encompass numerous glial cells that help to transmit electrical signals from one part of the cerebrum to another as well as through other brain centers. You might say the ‘white matter’ is the brain’s super highway.