PARTICIPANT . IN THE PRESENCE OF NOXIOUS SIMULATION AND AFTER
4
DAYS OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION, THE RESULTS WERE TAKEN FROM THE MEDITATION PARTICIPANTS.
THE SCORES SHOWED A REDUCTION IN THE PAIN UNPLEASANTNESS BY
57%
AND PAIN-INTENSITY RATINGS BY
40% WHEN
COMPARED TO REST.
THE
MEDITATION PROCESS MADE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE; THE MEDITATION REDUCES THE ACTIVATION OF THE CONTRA LATERAL PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX.
ALSO, MEDITATION INCREASES ACTIVITY IN THE
THE CONTEXTUAL EVALUATION OF SENSORY EVENTS.
ALSO, THE DEGREE
OF PAIN UNPLEASANTNESS IS RELATED TO
THE THALAMIC
DEACTIVATION, WHICH REFLECTS A LIMBIC GATING MECHANISM WHICH IS TAKING A PART IN MODIFYING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AFFERENT INPUT AND EXECUTIVE-ORDER BRAIN AREAS.(
CENTER FOR
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