EEG Microstates During Different Phases of Transcendental Meditation Practice
Faber, Pascal L.; Travis, Frederick; Milz, Patricia; Parim, Niyazi (2017). EEG Microstates During Different Phases of Transcendental Meditation Practice. Cognitive Processing, 18(3), 307–314.
Within-person EEG comparison of 20 TM practitioners during transcending, undirected mentation during TM, and task-free eyes-closed rest. Examines microstate duration, coverage, and occurrence; it does not test clinical outcomes.
- Year
- 2017
- Journal
- Cognitive Processing
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Section
- Electrophysiological and Electroencephalographic Changes
Findings (3)
During the Practice—Electroencephalographic
Transcending and resting showed lower Class A and higher Class D microstate coverage and occurrence than undirected mentation.
Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM
Transcending showed lower Class C coverage and occurrence than undirected mentation.
Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM
Transcending did not significantly differ from task-free resting in the measured microstate parameters; Class B parameters did not differ across conditions.
Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM