Stress, Mindfulness, Meditation and Resilience

Meditation Brain Map

Neuroimaging studies using fMRI and dynamic functional connectivity reveal that meditation training alters default mode, salience, and frontoparietal networks — shifting brain states toward improved attentional control, reduced rumination, and enhanced sensory integration. Intensive retreats and long-term practice produce larger, more stable changes; short interventions show modest but measurable connectivity and cognitive gains. Researchers are clarifying which practices target which networks and functions