Mechanisms of white matter changes induced by meditation

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Publication date

  2012-06-11

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1073/pnas.1207817109PMID 22689998PMCID PMC3387117
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