Tuesday May 05, 2009
Dalai Lama's brain challenge produces split decision
Ewen Callaway
New Scientist
If you're going to challenge the Dalai Lama to a memory game, don't do it just after he's meditated. New research finds that meditation boosts visual memory, but only in the short term.
The findings counter the claims of some monks who say that years of practicing a meditation technique that centres on creating an elaborate mental picture of deities can offer long-lasting improvements in visual memory and processing.
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