Gaylord, Orme-Johnson, & Travis, 1989
Gaylord, C.; Orme-Johnson, D.; and Travis, F. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique and progressive muscle relaxation on EEG coherence, stress reactivity, and mental health in black adults. International Journal of Neuroscience 46: 77–86, 1989.
Participants in the Transcendental Meditation program increased in EEG coherence during the practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Meditators also decreased in neuroticism and anxiety, and increased in mental health over the one-year study period.
- Year
- 1989
- Journal
- International Journal of Neuroscience
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 5, pp. 3017–3024
- Section
- Electrophysiological and Electroencephalographic Changes
Findings (5)
Psychological Health
Improved Mental Health
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Decreased Anxiety
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Decreased Neuroticism
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
Response to Stress
Faster Recovery from Stress
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial
During the Practice—Brain Activity
Increased EEG Coherence during the Transcendental Meditation technique
Transcendental Meditation · Randomized controlled trial · During TM
Authors
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Frederick Travis, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Carolyn Gaylord, PhD
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR, USA