Holzel et al

The practice of purposely bringing one's attention to the present-moment experience without evaluation.

Neurons

Processing and releasing information through signals in white matter

Movement, memory, and emotions

Taking a group of people of different ages and testing them.

By studying the same group of people at different points in their lives.

To overcome previous problems experienced in cross-sectional studies by using a longitudinal study.

The potential long-term effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on brain grey matter density.

Individuals already enrolled in four Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

They were physically and psychologically healthy and not taking any medications