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  "path": "/2026/03/16/meditators-brains-showed-thicker-cortexes-and-slower-aging-in-study.html",
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  "textContent": "\n\nAs you age, your cortex thins. It's one of the more reliable things brains do. But MRI scans of people who practice Buddhist insight meditation showed that one brain region thinned more slowly than expected with age — suggesting that sitting still and paying attention to your breathing might physically push back against the clock, according to the Harvard Gazette. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Meditators' brains showed thicker cortexes and slower aging in study appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Meditators' brains showed thicker cortexes and slower aging in study"
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