Marine study examines stress, brain behavior (Lemoore Navy News):
“A recent study led by Naval Health Research Center shows that brain behavior, or mechanisms related to stress, can be modified in Marines prior to deployment…According to an article released in the American Journal of Psychiatry May 16, of the two groups of Marines studied, the group who underwent mindfulness-based techniques before exposure to stress had changes in their physiological responses to stress and their molecular brain activity. The results were further supported by neuroimagery, which showed a decrease of activity in the relevant areas of the brain.…“This was a behavioral intervention and it changed the brain function. It’s a skill, not just knowledge, but actual behaviors and thoughts that can be modified and enhance resiliency.”
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