Travis & Wallace, 1999
Travis, F. T.; and Wallace, R. K. Autonomic and EEG patterns during eyes-closed rest and Transcendental Meditation (TM) Practice: The basis for a neural model of TM practice. Consciousness and Cognition 8: 302–318, 1999.
During practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique, individuals showed lower breath rate, lower skin conductance, higher respiratory sinus arrhythmia (associated with physiological adaptability), and higher anterior-posterior and frontal EEG coherence, in contrast to eyes-closed rest periods. These effects began during the first minute of practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique and continued throughout. The authors suggest neural processes that may mediate these autonomic and EEG changes characteristic of a restfully alert state.
- Year
- 1999
- Journal
- Consciousness and Cognition
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4617–4628
- Section
- Electrophysiological and Electroencephalographic Changes
Findings (5)
During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic
Lower Respiration Rate
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Higher Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
During the Practice—Electrophysiological
Lower Skin Conductance Level
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
During the Practice—Brain Activity
Higher Alpha Frontal EEG Coherence
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Higher Alpha Anterior-Posterior EEG Coherence
Transcendental Meditation · State changes with control condition · During TM
Authors
- Frederick Travis, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- R. Keith Wallace, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA