Jevning, Wilson, Smith, & Morton, 1975
Jevning, R.; Wilson, A. F.; Smith, W. R.; and Morton, M. Redistribution of blood flow in Transcendental Meditation. Department of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Orange, California, USA. Paper presented at the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, California, USA, October 1975.
Also: Paper presented at the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, California, USA, October 1975.
Marked decreases in hepatic and renal blood flow, and a slight increase in cardiac output, were found during Transcendental Meditation, suggesting that a large increase in cerebral blood flow occurs during the practice.
- Year
- 1975
- Publication type
- Conference Presentation
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 2, pp. 787–791
- Section
- Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
Findings (1)
During the Practice—Cardiovascular
Changes in Regional Blood Flow and Cardiac Output Indicative of Increased Blood Flow to the Brain
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Authors
- Ron Jevning, PhD
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Archie F. Wilson, MD PhD
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- W. R. Smith, MD
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- M. E. Morton, MD PhD
University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA