Nidich et al., 2005
Nidich, Sanford I.; Schneider, Robert H.; Nidich, Randi J.; Foster, Gloria; Sharma, Hari; Salerno, John; Goodman, Rachel; and Alexander, Charles N. Effect of the Transcendental Meditation program on intellectual development in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17: 217–226, 2005.
Elder adults participating in the Transcendental Meditation program displayed higher levels of cognitive performance than age-matched controls, independent of education level.
- Year
- 2005
- Journal
- Journal of Social Behavior and Personality
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4814–4819
- Section
- Intelligence, Learning and Academic Performance
Findings (4)
Cognitive Performance
Higher Reasoning Ability
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Higher Verbal Intelligence
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Faster Speed of Processing
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Learning and Memory
Better Long-Term Memory
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- Sanford I. Nidich, EdD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Randi J. Nidich, EdD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Gloria Foster, MA
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- John W. Salerno, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Rachel S. Goodman, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Hari M. Sharma, MD
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA