Jevning, Wilson, Smith, & Morton, 1978
Jevning, R.; Wilson, A. F.; Smith, W. R.; and Morton, M. E. Redistribution of blood flow in acute hypometabolic behavior. American Journal of Physiology 235(1): R89–R92, 1978.
During the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, hepatic and renal blood flow were found to decrease, while cardiac output increased, suggesting that a large increase of cerebral blood flow occurs during Transcendental Meditation.
- Year
- 1978
- Journal
- American Journal of Physiology
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 3, pp. 1548–1554
- Section
- Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
Findings (3)
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
During the Practice—Biochemical
Decreased Arterial Lactate
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic
Decreased Respiratory Minute Volume
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