Banquet, 1972
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).
- Year
- 1972
- Journal
- Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
- Publication type
- Journal Abstract
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 1, pp. 151–151
- Section
- Electrophysiological and Electroencephalographic Changes
Findings (4)
During the Practice—Brain Activity
Coexistence of EEG Theta and Delta with Alpha and Beta Activity
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
EEG Hypersynchrony and Rhythmicity
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
EEG Synchronization of Anterior and Posterior Channels
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Periods of Uniformity of EEG Frequency and Amplitude from All Leads
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Authors
- Jean-Paul Banquet, Dr en méd Dr en math appl
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA