长期冥想者在轨道前皮层中减少了与年龄相关的灰质损失
Florian Kurth1, Sarah Strohmaier2, Eileen Luders1,3,4
1School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Brain sciences
|December 23, 2023
概括
长期冥想可以在衰老中保持轨道前皮层 (OFC) 的灰质体积. 与对照组相比,冥想从业者在OFC次区域的年龄相关下降率较低.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 衰老研究研究 衰老研究
背景情况:
- 轨道前皮层 (OFC) 对于冥想影响的认知功能至关重要.
- 随着年龄的增长,OFC的数量会减少,在冥想者和非冥想者之间存在差异.
研究的目的:
- 调查冥想是否减轻了OFC灰质体积与年龄相关的下降.
- 为了比较与年龄相关的OFC体积变化,长期冥想者与匹配的对照进行了比较.
主要方法:
- 与OFC及其子区域 (Fo1-Fo7) 的区域灰质量相关的时间表年龄.
- 研究了50名长期冥想者和50名匹配的非冥想者对照.
主要成果:
- 这两组都显示了OFC体积与年龄相关的下降.
- 与年龄相关的衰退在冥想者中明显不那么明显,与对照者相比.
- 特定的OFC子区域 (Fo2,Fo3,Fo4,Fo7,左边Fo5,右边Fo6) 显示出显著的差异.
结论:
- 长期的冥想实践可能会减轻特定OFC子区域的与年龄相关的灰质体积损失.
- 这些发现表明冥想对老年大脑的潜在神经保护作用.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解这些结构变化的功能影响.
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