Abstract:Modern technology such as electroencephalogram, MRI technology have been used to observe
the activity of brain electrical activity when one is under meditation condition and to predict the possible
long-term effects of meditation on the brain structure. Meditation is a broad variety of mind-training
practices that has benefits to people’s psychological and physiological status. Recently, it has been
widely applied in psychology and clinical medicine as a main type of complementary and alternative
therapy. Meditation is effective in the prevention and prognosis of chronic diseases such as hypertension,
cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, postoperative depression, etc. It is also proved that meditation has
a good therapeutic effect on Alzheimer’s symptoms, epilepsy, anxiety, depression and other neurological
and psychiatric disorders. Meditation helps to improve the function of immune system, increase
telomerase activity and also have a positive impact on brain plasticity. This article reviews the application
progress of meditation in clinical medicine fields.
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CAO Kai-naa, GENG Xin-lingb. Effect of Meditation on the Brain and Application Progress of Meditation
in Clinical Medicine. China Medical Devices, 2017, 32(5): 6-10.