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Transcendental meditation reduces post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms

May 21, 2012May 21, 2012Fact of the Day

It’s amazing how simple (and cheap) effective treatments can be. Meditation seems to be a widely applicable medication.

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Meditation may increase empathy

May 20, 2012May 20, 2012Fact of the Day
Mettā Meditation, Photographer Pekka Lakko

Research at the University of Wisconsin has used advanced brain images (fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging) to show that compassion meditation—a specific form of Buddhist meditation—may increase the human capacity for empathy.

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