The document discusses how continuous meditation and psychotherapy can lead to physical and mental health benefits by changing brain structure and function. Specifically, it is proposed that regular practice of these activities can thicken areas of the brain associated with complex thinking and emotions. This is termed "neuro-reconnection", where mental practices literally reconnect neural pathways in a way that improves well-being and quality of life. While more research is needed using brain imaging tools, the author argues that religious practices may also fall under the umbrella of neuro-reconnection by similarly altering the brain over time.

1. Neuro-reconnection
A continuous and/or intense practice of therapies (including psychotherapy)
and meditation may lead to better psychical conditions of people. Suitable
behavior is understood by physical conditions, a greater understanding of
themselves and/or own troubles, a suitable positioning before life, relief of
symptoms of anxiety, distress, sleeplessness, depression, etc.
But the religious practice can also improve quality of people’s life. Praying,
masses, cults, etc., compose this set of activities which may be influenced
by a soul or a spirit.
“Psychotherapyis a way for treatment of disturbs and mental disorders and
is made with interaction between a professional and a patient, where, by
talk, patient knows better his/her troubles, and, hence, learn how to solve
them. At this interaction, patient also learns how to adapt and behave
better in social environment where he/she lives, improving own quality of
life and emotional intelligence as a whole. With long-term effect, new skills
and expertise are required in terms of personality, improvement of self-
esteem, a more effective positioning before life”. These words were taken
from my article “A psicoterapia como neuroreligação” [Psychotherapy as
neuro-reconnection], not yet translated into English, -
http://orelativismodasreligioes.blogspot.com.br/2014/06/a-psicoterapia-
como-neuroreligacao.html.
“In 2005, Sara Lazar, by Massachusetts General Hospital, showed by
magnetic resonance images that meditation increases cerebral prefrontal
cortex thickness – region associated to planning of complex cognitive
behaviors. Right insula thickness – linked to body sensations and to
emotions – also showed be more thickly in RR practioners related to
control group. It was the first evidence that meditation is associated to
changes at brain infrastructure”, as I told in my article “A meditação como
neuroreligação” [Meditation as neuro-reconnection], not translated into
English -

2. http://orelativismodasreligioes.blogspot.com.br/2014/06/a-meditacao-como-
neuroreligacao.html.
So, doesn’t religious practice also lead brain to the same path, changing
structures and/or working of specific cerebralareas, or in set, affecting,part
of it or as a whole, people’s behavior and/or personality?
In my opinion, I think so, but an analysis of how brain works before and
after continuous and intense practice, with devices similar to CT by single-
photon emission(SPECT),positron emission tomography (PET), functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) or magnetic resonance spectroscopy
(MRS) is required.
I don’t know whether this type of experience has ever been performed at
any moment but I propose a new term, Neuro-reconnection, which is the
result, the effect of one or several metal practices (together with physics, if
required), aiming a better psychic or emotional condition, and,
consequently, an improvement of quality of people's life. If you notice, this
name comes from neuroscience,neuron, neurotransmitters, and reconnect,
adapt for a better life as a whole.
Neuro-reconnection is a term which comprehends all mental effort
diversities, mixing with our rationality, emotions and feelings, to improve
our behavior from structural and functional changes of cerebral areas.
Neuroscience has achieved so many advances I can tell something like
this. I’m neither neuroscientist nor psychologist, I’m physicist, but I study
several science branches and I wrote several articles about these subjects,
related below, and others not yet translated:
"The Material Basis of Feelings" -
http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n12/opiniao/sentimentos_i.html
The Material Basis of Feelings - II" -
http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n13/opiniao/material_i.html

3. "Our Feelings.Why Do We Have Them? (2)" -
http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n15/opiniao/sentimentos2_i.html
- In my blog “Religious Relativism - My Thoughts On This Subject”:
General text -
http://relativismreligions.blogspot.com.br/2012/08/introduction.html
Social environment for religious belief education -
http://relativismreligions.blogspot.com.br/2013/07/social-environment-for-
religious-belief.html