#6: Your Brain on Meditation - Sara Lazar, PhD

Dr. Sara Lazar is a neuroscientist at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School studying meditation and its effects on the brain. She is one of the world's leading researchers on the neuroscience of meditation. Sara Lazar, Ph.D. is an Associate Researcher in the Psychiatry Department at Mass General Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Her mindfulness research aims to uncover the underlying neural processes in contemplative practice that create such incredible mental health benefits. She also co-authored the book Meditation and Psychotherapy. Dr. Lazar is an avid meditation and yoga practitioner for 25+ years. The mindfulness research coming out of her lab at Harvard has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, CNN, and WebMD, as well as at the Boston Museum of Science. In this episode, we discuss Dr. Lazar’s fascinating mindfulness research showing how the brains of meditators change structure and function as they practice. FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: http://bit.ly/afitmind Website: www.fitmind.com