BrainAGE and regional volumetric analysis of a Buddhist monk: a longitudinal MRI case study.

BrainAGE and regional volumetric analysis of a Buddhist monk: a longitudinal MRI case study.
Neurocase. 2020 Feb 26;:1-12
Authors: Adluru N, Korponay CH, Norton DL, Goldman RI, Davidson RJ
Abstract
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (YMR) is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and renowned meditation practitioner and teacher who has spent an extraordinary number of hours of his life meditating. The brain-aging profile of this expert meditator in comparison to a control population was examined using a machine learning framework, which estimates "brain-age" from brain imaging. YMR's brain-aging rate appeared slower than that of controls suggesting early maturation and delayed aging. At 41 years, his brain resembled that of a 33-year-old. Specific regional changes did not differentiate YMR from controls, suggesting that the brain-aging differences may arise from coordinated changes spread throughout the gray matter.
PMID: 32100616 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Neurocase - February 25, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Adluru N, Korponay CH, Norton DL, Goldman RI, Davidson RJ Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research