Meditation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Neurodegenerative diseases pose a significant problem for the healthcare system, doctors, and patients. With an aging population, more and more individuals are developing neurodegenerative diseases and there are few treatment options at the present time. Meditation techniques present an interesting potential adjuvant treatment for patients with neurodegenerative diseases and have the advantage of being inexpensive, and easy to teach and perform. There is increasing research evidence to support the application of meditation techniques to help improve cognition and memory in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. This review discusses the current data on meditation, memory, and attention, and the potential applications of meditation techniques in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Andrew B
AB
Newberg
Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mijail
M
Serruya
Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nancy
N
Wintering
Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Aleezé Sattar
AS
Moss
Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Diane
D
Reibel
Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Daniel A
DA
Monti
D000375:Aging; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D001288:Attention; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019122:Meditation / Q000379:methods*; D008568:Memory; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D020774:Pick Disease of the Brain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
cognition; meditation; memory; mindfulness; neurodegenerative disease