In a Meditation Training Study Where Participants Learned to Meditate

question 18

Multiple Choice

In a meditation training study where participants learned to meditate in an 8-week course, it was found that:

• A)cortical thickness was negatively correlated with meditation experience.
• B)meditation does not alter the brain.
• C)the new meditators showed gray-matter density decreases in several cortical areas.
• D)the new meditators showed gray-matter density increases in several cortical areas.

---

Definitions:

Elderly

Individuals, typically of advanced age, often considered to be past the common retirement age, who may face distinct social and health challenges.

Disability

A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

Gerontocracy

A society ruled by elderly people.

Sociology

The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society, as well as the systematic study of social problems.