Meditation Is Doing Something to the Brain Nobody Expected

SuperLife with Darin Olien · Jun 4, 2026 · 26m

What if the same brain states people spend years chasing through psychedelics could be accessed through meditation alone, and in as little as seven days?

In this fascinating solo episode, Darin Olien explores groundbreaking new research from University of California San Diego, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and University of Montreal suggesting that meditation may produce brain patterns remarkably similar to those observed during psychedelic experiences. From the suppression of the default mode network and increases in neural complexity to neuroplasticity, endogenous…