Many individuals have found yoga to be a useful method of stress management. The calming, pain-relieving benefits of the mindfulness regimen may result from an improved ability to regulate the alpha rhythm, a brain wave that filters out distracting information. According to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the study suggests that those who meditate can improve their focus and concentration.
The paper, which was published in the journal Brain Research Bulletin, revealed that participants who engaged in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program had better control of the alpha rhythm in response to attention-directing cues.
"Mindfulness meditation has been reported to enhance numerous mental abilities, including rapid memory recall," said lead author Catherine Kerr. "Our discovery that mindfulness meditators more quickly adjusted the brain wave that screens out distraction could explain their superior ability to rapidly remember and incorporate new facts."
As a result, those who take time each day to meditate may not only be enhancing their physical and emotional health, but also improving the learning and memory process.
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