In a Study Examining Brain Differences Between Practitioners of Meditation

question 39

Multiple Choice

In a study examining brain differences between practitioners of meditation and those who never meditated, MRI scans showed that:

• A) several cortical areas were thicker in the meditators' brains than in the nonmeditators' brains.
• B) several cortical areas were thinner in the meditators' brains than in the nonmeditators' brains.
• C) the meditators had less gray matter than the nonmeditators in regions associated with attention, emotion, and sensory processing.
• D) meditators and nonmeditators have identical brains.

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Definitions:

Parents

Adults who have children, or the caretakers of a child, responsible for their upbringing, education, and care.

Communicate Values

The process of imparting beliefs, principles, and standards of behavior from one individual to another, often within families or communities.

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