The Reward for Patience: Impact of Meditation on Stress Levels and Neuroplasticity

We conducted our very own meta-analysis that spanned 3 separate studies. All 3 had a connection to neuroplasticity, which is a combination of adaptive processes in the brain. Meditation’s objective effects were observed, and as such, we were able to infer possible benefits and certain shortcomings the practice has.

Andrea Perrone, Abiola Oderinde, Simon Christian, & Stephen Aziz

Our project spanned 3 articles that used extensive research to come to the conclusion that there were, in turn, 3 primary aspects of neuroplasticity to keep in mind –
Neuroplasticity and stress appear to be directly conflicting phenomena in the sense that they are generally negatively correlated, meditation can be a valuable contributor to the growth of neuroplasticity, and finally, the process of increasing neuroplasticity through meditation has a wide array of positive benefits.

However, significantly more research needs to be done in the future, as we also found many questionable and curiously unresolved points of interests that deserve further inspection.

View the pdf of our poster.

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