What remains to be seen is the extent brain plasticity in adulthood and how much control people have in resetting their own baseline happiness. In studies of Buddhist monks, credited with between 10,000 and 50,000 house of meditation experience, scientists noted left-side prefrontal cortex activity that was vastly higher than anything they had ever seen. The monks, who meditated on compassion, could induce a state of bliss on command, and this emotional state could be scientifically measured through MRI brain scans.
In another study, a highly stressed group of biotech professionals underwent mindfulness meditation training. This involved monitoring feelings and thoughts and dropping those that would lead to distress. While before the four-month training, most had more activity in the right side of the prefrontal cortex, afterwards, brain activity shifted to the left side of the prefrontal cortex. Furthermore, employees reported feeling more energized and optimistic when compared to a non-meditating control group. Researches, therefore, suggest that mindfulness meditation may be one way to change baseline happiness.
What remains to be seen is the extent brain plasticity in adulthood and how much control people have in resetting their own baseline happiness. In studies of Buddhist monks, credited with between 10,000 and 50,000 house of meditation experience, scientists noted left-side prefrontal cortex activity that was vastly higher than anything they had ever seen. The monks, who meditated on compassion, could induce a state of bliss on command, and this emotional state could be scientifically measured through MRI brain scans.In another study, a highly stressed group of biotech professionals underwent mindfulness meditation training. This involved monitoring feelings and thoughts and dropping those that would lead to distress. While before the four-month training, most had more activity in the right side of the prefrontal cortex, afterwards, brain activity shifted to the left side of the prefrontal cortex. Furthermore, employees reported feeling more energized and optimistic when compared to a non-meditating control group. Researches, therefore, suggest that mindfulness meditation may be one way to change baseline happiness.
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