Mar 30, 2017
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When people are anxious before getting surgery, doctors
and nurses often tell them to take slow, deep breaths with
long exhalations. It may seem like an inadequate way to quell
anxiety, but in many cases, it actually works.
and nurses often tell them to take slow, deep breaths with
long exhalations. It may seem like an inadequate way to quell
anxiety, but in many cases, it actually works.
Now scientists describe why deep breathing, including the
breath-focus of meditation, can induce such calm and
tranquility. In a paper published in Science, researchers
led by Mark Krasnow, a professor of biochemistry at Stanford
University, found that in mice, a group of nerves in the brain
that regulates breathing has a direct connection to the arousal
center of the brain. In other words, breathing can have a direct
effect on the overall activity level of the brain./.../
breath-focus of meditation, can induce such calm and
tranquility. In a paper published in Science, researchers
led by Mark Krasnow, a professor of biochemistry at Stanford
University, found that in mice, a group of nerves in the brain
that regulates breathing has a direct connection to the arousal
center of the brain. In other words, breathing can have a direct
effect on the overall activity level of the brain./.../
![[illustration of brain regions]](http://cdn1.medicalnewstoday.com/content/images/articles/316/316500/illustration-of-brain-regions.jpg)
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