A compassion- based meditation programme significantly improves a person’s ability to read the facial expressions of others, reports a study in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. The boost in empathic accuracy was detected through both behavioural testing and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of their brain activity.
The meditation protocol, known as Cognitively-Based Compassion Training, or CBCT, is derived from ancient Tibetan Buddhist practices, but is secular in content and presentation. Previous research has shown that both children and adults who are better at reading the emotional expressions of others have better relationships.
Also, practicing CBCT has shown to reduce emotional distress and enhance physical resilience to stress in both healthy, young adults and in high-risk adolescents in foster care.
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The Hindustan Times – Wellness.
07/10/2012
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