Paper · Dispenza — meditation & brain research

Neural and Molecular Changes During a Mind-Body Reconceptualization, Meditation, and Open Label Placebo Healing Intervention

Hemal H. Patel, Joe Dispenza, et al. · (2025) · Neural and Molecular Changes During a Mind-Body Reconceptualization, Meditation, and Open Label Placebo Healing Intervention · Communications Biology, vol 8

Seven days of meditation quieted the default mode network like a psychedelic, raised endogenous opioids, and shifted gene-expression markers — measured with fMRI and blood draws.

Read paper →  ·  DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-09088-3