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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2022 Nov 7;51(2):73–81. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000311

Figure 2: Neurocognitive Resource Efficiency: Network Connectivity and Structural Benefits.

Figure 2:

Left-side panel displays the hypothetical differential connectivity in relevant intrinsic connectivity networks in (A) yoga practitioners, as well as their corresponding topological distributions across networks. Our theoretical framework posits that repeated engagement of key nodes in overlapping attentional networks enhances rapid and flexible coupling with the Default Mode Network, resulting in dense within- and between-network connectivity (32,36). Right-side panel (B) showcases known structural benefits derived from yoga practice in cortical and subcortical brain regions(7,33,38,39).