Enhanced brain connectivity in long - term meditation practitioners.
Not exact matches
While the effects of the technique are not well - understood, TMS may be able to restore normal
connectivity by stimulating neurons to make more connections with each other, thereby
enhancing communication between parts of the
brain.
The latest work paints a picture of LSD and some other hallucinogens as drugs that can decrease modularity and
connectivity within
brain networks while
enhancing the
brain's overall
connectivity, explains Frederick Barrett, a cognitive neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University who has studied hallucinogenic drug effects but was not involved in the research released this week.
Those who said they felt fine on shorter sleep schedules also had
brain scans that showed
enhanced connectivity between parts of the
brain associated with external sensory information and memory.
It began with a shocking revelation: «Stephen Hawking credits his ability to function and maintain focus on such a high level to a certain set of «smart drugs» that
enhance cognitive
brain function and neural
connectivity while strengthening the prefrontal cortex and boosting memory recall.»