it's part of a wider distributed network in the brain, which is referred to as the default mode networkmething which is very central to meditation. and we have seen in previous studies changes in this region, and that's exactly what we find in your data also, a small change in that direction. did it increase in size or decrease? it increased in size, which should be an indication of an increased control. so literally, just by being mindful, i managed to increase a part of my brain that prevents my mind wandering too much. plasticity means that there's constant flux, so we would imagine that consistent input is needed. so it sounds like i need to continue meditating and come back and see you in a year, and then we'll see some really significant things. we would recommend, yes. it's amazing to think that after only six weeks, there was a visible change in my brain. and that makes sense because towards the end of it, i was feeling a lot calmer. but will i continue meditating into the future? child yells hmm. i'd love to say yes. hello. we've had some pretty big downpours across some parts