Mason et al., 1997
Mason, L. I.; Alexander, C. N.; Travis, F. T.; Marsh, G.; Orme-Johnson, D. W.; Gackenbach, J.; Mason, D. C.; Rainforth, M.; and Walton, K. G. Electrophysiological correlates of higher states of consciousness during sleep in long-term practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation program. Sleep 20: 102–110, 1997.
Participants in the Transcendental Meditation program who reported the experience of higher states of consciousness during sleep displayed EEG and EMG activity suggesting the integration of physiological characteristics of Transcendental Consciousness together with physiological characteristics of deep sleep, in contrast to two control groups.
- Year
- 1997
- Journal
- Sleep
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4651–4660
- Section
- Electrophysiological and Electroencephalographic Changes
Findings (1)
Self Development
Experience of Pure Consciousness During Sleep Associated with More Frequent Reports of Higher States of Consciousness
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- Gail Marsh, PhD
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Lynne I. Mason, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Frederick T. Travis, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Maxwell V. Rainforth, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth G. Walton, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Jayne Gackenbach, PhD
University of Alberta, Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- David C. Mason
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA