In a meditation training study where participants learned to meditate in an 8-week course, it was found that:
A)cortical thickness was negatively correlated with meditation experience.
B)meditation does not alter the brain.
C)the new meditators showed gray-matter density decreases in several cortical areas.
D)the new meditators showed gray-matter density increases in several cortical areas.

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The study found that new meditators showed increases in gray-matter density in several cortical areas. This suggests that meditation may have a positive impact on brain structure.

In a Meditation Training Study Where Participants Learned to Meditate