Researchers have found that people who practice Zen meditation continue to feel pain, but they do not think about it as much as people who don't engage in the activity. Using MRI scans, the scientists found that though meditators were aware of pain, the sensation wasn't processed in the parts of their brain responsible for reasoning, appraisal, or memory formation. The researchers believe this means that meditation cuts the process of pain sensation short, keeping sufferers from labeling what...
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