What happen to our brain when we Meditate

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What happens in the brain?

According to Angela Lumba-Brown, a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine and co-director of the Stanford Brain Performance Center, meditation is a purposeful practice aimed at fostering awareness through concentration. This focused attention has the potential to impact neurotransmitters within our brains. Lumba-Brown explains that our vast network of neurons can transmit 5 to 50 neurochemical signals per second, facilitating rapid communication between the brain and the body.

Meditation has been observed to elevate levels of neurotransmitters such as dopamine (associated with pleasure), serotonin (linked to happiness), and GABA (related to calmness). Regular practitioners exhibit more consistent signaling of these neurotransmitters. The alterations induced by meditation extend to electrical impulses, or brain waves, with the practice shifting the brain from high-energy, stress-related waves to slower, more relaxed patterns associated with states of calm, deep focus, and sleep.