The researchers found that the processing of social norms mainly activated the regions of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, while norm violations mainly activated the insula
along with dorsolateral prefrontal regions and parts of the
cingulate gyrus.
Neuroscientist Sara Lazar, Ph.D.,
along with her colleagues, found that as little as eight weeks of daily practice can enlarge four different areas of the brain: the posterior
cingulate, left hippocampus, temporo parietal junction, and the brain stem.