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BrainAGE and regional volumetric analysis of a Buddhist monk: a longitudinal MRI case study.
- Source :
- Neurocase (Taylor & Francis Ltd); Apr2020, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p79-90, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (YMR) is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and renowned meditation practitioner and teacher who has spent an extraordinary number of hours of his life meditating. The brain-aging profile of this expert meditator in comparison to a control population was examined using a machine learning framework, which estimates "brain-age" from brain imaging. YMR's brain-aging rate appeared slower than that of controls suggesting early maturation and delayed aging. At 41 years, his brain resembled that of a 33-year-old. Specific regional changes did not differentiate YMR from controls, suggesting that the brain-aging differences may arise from coordinated changes spread throughout the gray matter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BUDDHIST monks
VOLUMETRIC analysis
CASE studies
MACHINE learning
BRAIN imaging
MEDITATION
MONKS
GRAY matter (Nerve tissue)
RESEARCH
BUDDHISM
AGE distribution
RESEARCH methodology
MAGNETIC resonance imaging
EVALUATION research
MEDICAL cooperation
COMPARATIVE studies
AGING
RESEARCH funding
NEURORADIOLOGY
LONGITUDINAL method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13554794
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Neurocase (Taylor & Francis Ltd)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142775281
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2020.1731553