Autonomic changes during "OM" meditation.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
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1995 Oct; 39(4): 418-20
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The autonomic and respiratory variables were studied in seven experienced meditators (with experience ranging from 5 to 20 years). Each subject was studied in two types of sessions--meditation (with a period of mental chanting of "OM") and control (with a period of non-targetted thinking). The meditators showed a statistically significant reduction in heart rate during meditation compared to the control period (paired 't' test). During both types of sessions there was a comparable increase in the cutaneous peripheral vascular resistance. Keeping in mind similar results of other authors, this was interpreted as a sign of increased mental alertness, even while being physiologically relaxed (as shown by the reduced heart rate).
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Oxygen Consumption
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Plethysmography
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Vascular Resistance
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Yoga
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Humans
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Male
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Respiratory Mechanics
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Adult
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Galvanic Skin Response
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
Year:
1995
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Article
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