Meditation and hypnosis what is the difference and can they alter the perception of pain? In the Journal of NeuroScience , April 2011, a study Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D, the lead author of a research at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre found there was a 40% reduction in pain intensity and a 57% reduction of pain unpleasantness through the use of daily meditation and this was a reduction greater by 25% than the use of morphine or other pain-relieving drugs. To read further check out how multiple areas of the brain are affected to enable the perception of pain to alter as the somatosensory cortex's activity is reduced.
http://www.wakehealth.edu/News-Releases/2011/Demystifying_Meditation_–_Brain_Imaging_Illustrates_How_Meditation_Reduces_Pain.htm
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