To compare the neural circuits implicated in focused-attention meditative practices that focus on present-moment awareness to those involved in active-type meditative practices (e.g., yoga) that combine movement, including chanting, with breath practices and meditation.

• Language: English
• Target / Subjects: Adults - roughly 300 meditators
• Author: Bianca P. Acevedo, Sarah Pospos and Helen Lavretsky
• Date Published / Reference: Curr Behav Neurosci Rep (2016) 3:328?339 (Published online: 18 October 2016)
• Covered Diseases: Brain Effects of Meditation for Healthy Aging