Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

7 papers found

• 1972· Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Banquet, J. P. EEG and meditation. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 33: 454 (abstract), 1972.

  Complex EEG changes during the Transcendental Meditation technique suggest an orderly state of restful alertness, as shown by hypersynchrony and rhythmicity (indicating orderliness) and the coexistence of theta and delta (indicating rest) with alpha and beta (indicating alertness).

  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: Coexistence of EEG Theta and Delta with Alpha and Beta Activity
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: EEG Hypersynchrony and Rhythmicity
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: EEG Synchronization of Anterior and Posterior Channels
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• 1973· Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Banquet, J. P. Spectral analysis of the EEG in meditation. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 35: 143–151, 1973.

  Subjects practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique showed distinctive EEG changes, including slow, high-amplitude alpha activity extending to anterior channels; theta activity different from sleep; rhythmic amplitude-modulated beta waves present over the whole scalp; and synchronization of anterior and posterior channels.

  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: High Amplitude EEG Alpha Activity Extending to Anterior Channels
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: Bursts of High Amplitude EEG Theta Activity in All Channels
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: Rhythmic High Amplitude EEG Beta Activity in All Channels
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• 1974· Revue d’électroencéphalographie et de neurophysiologie clinique· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Banquet, J. P.; and Sailhan, M. EEG analysis of spontaneous and induced states of consciousness. Revue d’électroencéphalographie et de neurophysiologie clinique 4: 445–453, 1974.

  The state produced during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique was found to differ from sleep, relaxation, and arousal in that the technique produces greater wakefulness (high proportion of alpha to delta) and less activation (low proportion of beta to alpha), indicating that this state is a unique state of least excitation of consciousness.

  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: Greater Wakefulness (Increased Proportion of Alpha to Delta EEG)
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: Less Activation (Decreased Proportion of Beta to Alpha EEG)
  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: Greater Interhemispheric and Intrahemispheric EEG Synchronization
• 1977· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 1
  Banquet, J. P.; and Sailhan, M. Quantified EEG spectral analysis of sleep and Transcendental Meditation. Stanley Cobb Laboratories for Psychiatric Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Institut de la Rochefoucauld, Paris, France. Paper presented at the Second European Congress on Sleep Research, Rome, Italy, 10 April 1974.

  Long-term participants in the Transcendental Meditation program showed awareness during different periods of sleep, including phases of deep sleep and paradoxical sleep.

  • During the Practice—Brain Activity: EEG Correlates of Inner Wakefulness during Different Phases of Sleep
• 1977· Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 2
  Banquet, J. P.; Haynes, C.; Hebert, R.; and Reber, B. Analysis of sleep in altered states of consciousness by classical EEG and coherence spectra. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 43(4): 503 (abstract), 1977.

  The phrase `altered states of consciousness' in the title of this paper refers to higher states of consciousness developed through the Transcendental Meditation program. Subjects practicing Transcendental Meditation were found to require less sleep during the night than controls. In addition, the number of sleep stages was fewer and their duration shorter, except for stage 1, which was longer. EEG coherence showed a progressive decrease during sleep, while high levels of coherence were seen during the practice of Transcendental Meditation.

  • Electroencephalographic: EEG Correlates of Reduced Sleep Requirement
• 1980· Motivation, Motor and Sensory Processes of the Brain, Progress in Brain Research· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 3
  Banquet, J. P.; and Lesèvre, N. Event-related potentials in altered states of consciousness. Motivation, Motor and Sensory Processes of the Brain, Progress in Brain Research 54: 447–453, 1980.

  In this paper the phrase `altered states of consciousness' refers to higher states of consciousness developed through the Transcendental Meditation program. Practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation program were found to have faster reactions with fewer mistakes, and a shorter latency and larger amplitude of visual evoked potentials, indicating an increase in the capacity for selective attention and an improved level of vigilance.

  • Motor Performance: Faster Reactions with Fewer Mistakes (Visual Choice Reaction Time)
  • Motor Performance: Fewer Mistakes (Visual Choice Reaction Time)
  • Electroencephalographic: Shorter Latency and Larger Amplitude of Visual Evoked Potentials
• 1989· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 2
  Banquet, J. P.; Haynes, C.; Hebert, R.; and Reber, B. Sleep and dream in altered states of consciousness. LENA, La Salpêtrière, Paris, France, and EEG Laboratory, Maharishi European Research University, Seelisberg, Switzerland, 1976.

  The phrase `altered states of consciousness' in this paper refers to higher states of consciousness developed through the Transcendental Meditation program. Subjects practicing Transcendental Meditation were found to require less sleep during the night than controls. In addition, the number of sleep stages was fewer and their duration shorter, except for stage 1, which was longer.

  • Electroencephalographic: EEG Correlates of Reduced Sleep Requirement