New evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces stress by altering brain connectivity

“Mindfulness meditation reduces stress by increasing brain connectivity between top-down executive control regions, according to a recent study published this July in Biological Psychiatry.”

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Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Creswell, J. David et al.
Biological Psychiatry, Volume 80, Issue 1, 53 – 61
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.01.008