A neuroscientist argues that long-term meditation practice produces measurable changes in brain structure, beyond the temporary effects seen during meditation itself, suggesting lasting neural adaptation.
Which finding, if true, would most strongly support the neuroscientist's argument?
- A
Some neuroscience studies use brain imaging.
- Bcheck_circle
Long-term meditators showed significantly thicker cortex in attention-related brain regions than otherwise similar non-meditators, even when imaged in a resting state long after their last meditation session.
- C
Many people report feeling calmer after meditating.
- D
Meditation has been practiced in many cultures for centuries.
Explanation
A documents structural differences observable at rest, distinguishing lasting adaptation from in-the-moment effects, exactly as the neuroscientist argues. B, C, and D are tangential.