The Brain Can Change Shape?

They didn't teach me this in school.  The brain will change it's shape and in only 8 weeks?  I don't 100% know that this is true but I'm going to pass this info on to you all any way.

"A new study from the University of California–Los Angeles found that long-term meditators have more gyrification, or folding, of the brain’s cerebral cortex. Gyrification has been found to be associated with intelligence, though a causal relationship has not been found."

Read more Here:  http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/science/study-finds-correlation-between-meditation-and-brain-cortex-folding-210046.html

"Mindfulness meditation is associated with measurable changes in people’s brains in the regions related to memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress, according to a study published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging on Jan. 30.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) involves eight weekly meetings and a full day’s training to learn exercises that develop mindfulness, including a mental body scan, mindful yoga, and sitting meditation."

Read more Here:  http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/science/study-finds-meditation-restructures-brain-in-8-weeks-50659.html

"Falun Gong (“Law Wheel Qigong”), has been described in a number of ways, including as a “heart cultivation practice”. However, it is described on the Falun Dafa website as “a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe—Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance”.

Okay, whatever.  Read more Here:  http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/falun-gong-19689.html