Topic

Meditation

A woman wearing headphones sits with eyes closed on a bench while another woman holds a sprig in a sunlit garden.

Guided visualization vs. mindfulness meditation: what's the difference?

Guided visualization vs. mindfulness: one rehearses a specific scene, the other trains present-moment awareness. Different brain profiles, different jobs.

Nov 26, 2025 8 min read

A woman fits an electrode cap on a seated woman in a bright lab with monitors and brain scans behind them.

Neuroscience

Does meditation change your brain? What the research confirms (and what's overhyped)

Does meditation change your brain? Yes, but moderately. The research confirms real grey-matter and symptom changes around 0.3, smaller than the headlines claim.

May 25, 2025 8 min read