Meditation and Brain Stimulation: A Powerful Duo?

Combining meditation with something called neuromodulation. This is a fancy term for tweaking your brain's activity using safe methods like transcranial electric stimulation (tES) or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Research shows this combo can really boost how well you remember things and lower anxiety. It might even help you be kinder to yourself! Scientists have a neat idea called the neural efficiency hypothesis. This means that when we train our brains with these techniques, they become better at handling tasks more smoothly. And guess what? They're also looking into targeting specific brain networks like the default-mode network (DMN) to make meditation even more impactful. But wait, there's more! New tech called transcranial focused ultrasound is coming in handy for future studies. It allows scientists to be super precise when they zap those brain areas. Isn’t that cool?