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Functional MRI scans show that mindfulness meditation increases activity in brain regions associated with attention and emotional control, such as the prefrontal cortex.
Simultaneously, it decreases activity in areas linked to stress and anxiety, like the amygdala.
Cite: Guendelman Simón , Medeiros Sebastián , Rampes Hagen, Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation: Insights from Neurobiological, Psychological, and Clinical Studies, Frontiers in Psychology, VOLUME=8, 2017, DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00220, ISSN=1664-1078