Differences in Cortical Thickness between Yoginis and Controls (IMAGE)

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Differences in Cortical Thickness between Yoginis and Controls

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Yoga practitioners showed greater cortical thickness in a cluster in the left prefrontal cortex.

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Afonso RF, Balardin JB, Lazar S, Sato JR, Igarashi N, Santaella DF, Lacerda SS, Amaro E Jr. and Kozasa EH (2017) Greater Cortical Thickness in Elderly Female Yoga Practitioners--A Cross-Sectional Study. Front. Aging Neurosci. 9:201. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00201

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