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starspirit discovered this in Neuroscience
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neuroscience, meditation, psychology
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starspirit discovered 12 months ago- From the page: "If you name your emotions, you can tame them, according to new research that suggests why meditation works. Brain scans show that putting negative emotions into words calms the brain's emotion center. That could explain meditation's purported emotional benefits, because people who meditate often label their negative emotions in an effort to "let them go." Psychologists have long believed that people who talk about their feelings have more control over them, but they don't know why it works. "
- drizzlein rated 8 months ago
- It is an established practice in psychotherapy for years. Now it has a physical proof. From the page: "If you name your emotions, you can tame them, according to new research that suggests why meditation works. Brain scans show that putting negative emotions into words calms the brain's emotion center. That could explain meditation's purported emotional benefits, because people who meditate often label their negative emotions in an effort to let them go. Psychologists have long believed that people who talk about their feelings have more control over them, but they don't know why it works. UCLA psychologist Matthew Lieberman and his colleagues hooked 30 people up to functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, which scan the brain to reveal which parts are active and inactive at any given moment. They asked the subjects to look at pictures of male or female faces making emotional expressions. Below some of the photos was a choice of words describing the emotion such as angryť or fearful or two possible names for the people in the pictures, one male name and one female name. When presented with these choices, the subjects were asked to pick the most appropriate emotion or gender-appropriate name to fit the face they saw. When the participants chose labels for the negative emotions, activity in the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex region an area associated with thinking in words about emotional experiences "became more active, whereas activity in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotional processing, was calmed. By contrast, when the subjects picked appropriate names for the faces, the brain scans revealed none of these changes indicating that only emotional labeling makes a difference."
- JimmyConstantine rated 12 months ago
- More empiricial evidence why meditation works.
- tracytracy rated 12 months ago
- Ohmmmm "Meditation and other mindfulness techniques are designed to help people pay more attention to their present emotions, thoughts and sensations without reacting strongly to them. Meditators often acknowledge and name their negative emotions in order to let them go. When the team compared brain scans from subjects who had more mindful dispositions to those from subjects who were less mindful, they found a stark difference - the mindful subjects experienced greater activation in the right ventrolateral prefrontral cortex and a greater calming effect in the amygdala after labeling their emotions."
- SoundsLike rated 12 months ago
- This article presents a poor understanding of mindfulness and meditation. I am not an expert on this subject, but nonetheless I might be able to provide some clarification. The labeling of emotions is a part of Vipassana meditation, used most commonly as a way for beginners to become accustomed to seeing their mind objectively. As the practitioner progresses, they no longer need to label things; it is enough to be aware that an object (thought, emotion, feeling) has entered the mind. This process of labeling would be a hindrance to deeper levels of meditation. The other confusion I see is that mindfulness is not necessary for meditation, and vice versa. Many styles of meditation, such as Zen, do not make use of mindfulness. You can reach a state of meditation in sports, cooking, art, or anything that focuses your mind intensely enough. What is Vipassana? An Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
- flyingrose rated 12 months ago
- When you do not acknowledge emotions and experiences they get buried - "What you resist, persists." Allowing yourself to recognize and process them releases them. SoundsLike is correct that labeling is not necessary; it is the awareness (also sometimes referred to as mindfulness or consciousness) that is most important. If you are aware but resist issues are not released. Accepting - even forgiving - may be useful for releasing. Most people live in react mode because they have so many negative memories, experiences, and feelings buried that "push their buttons". Keeping all that baggage leads to all kinds of challenges/diseases. Releasing it can heal us. EFT is the best method I've come across so far. See the video at http://emofree.com/ for visual proof that emotions have physical consequences which can be relieved using EFT. From the page: "When the participants chose labels for the negative emotions, activity in the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex region - an area associated with thinking in words about emotional experiences - became more active, whereas activity in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotional processing, was calmed. By contrast, when the subjects picked appropriate names for the faces, the brain scans revealed none of these changes indicating that only emotional labeling makes a difference."
- shell42970 rated 12 months ago
- From the page: "Brain scans show that putting negative emotions into words calms the brain's emotion center. That could explain meditation's purported emotional benefits, because people who meditate often label their negative emotions in an effort to "let them go."
I do believe in the mind - body connection; a healthy mind contributes to a healthy body. - From the page: "Brain scans show that putting negative emotions into words calms the brain's emotion center. That could explain meditation's purported emotional benefits, because people who meditate often label their negative emotions in an effort to "let them go."
- wordgasm rated 12 months ago
- Brain Scans Reveal Why Meditation Works If you name your emotions, you can tame them, according to new research that suggests why meditation works. Brain scans show that putting negative emotions into words calms the brain's emotion center. That could explain meditation's purported emotional benefits, because people who meditate often label their negative emotions in an effort to "let them go." Psychologists have long believed that people who talk about their feelings have more control over them, but they don't know why it works.
