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Farrow, 1977

Farrow, J. T. Physiological changes associated with transcendental consciousness, the state of least excitation of consciousness. Psychophysiology Laboratory, Centre for the Study of Higher States of Consciousness, Maharishi European Research University, Switzerland, 1975.

Clear experiences of transcendental consciousness during the Transcendental Meditation technique were correlated with markedly reduced respiration; decreased metabolic rate; a large drop in heart rate; cessation of phasic skin resistance activity; high basal skin resistance; high coherence of the EEG, particularly in the theta frequency band; and low EEG power.

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Year
1977
Publication type
Collected Papers
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 1, pp. 108–133
Section
Metabolic Changes

Findings (8)

During the Practice—Respiratory/Metabolic

  • Decreased Respiration Rate

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

  • Decreased Minute Volume

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

  • Reduction in Metabolic Rate (Decreased Oxygen Consumption and Decreased Carbon Dioxide Elimination)

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

  • Experience of Transcendental Consciousness Associated with Marked Reduction in Respiration Rate (Episodes of Spontaneous Breath Suspension Not Followed by Hyperventilation)

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

During the Practice—Cardiovascular

  • Experience of Transcendental Consciousness Associated with Marked Reduction in Heart Rate

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

During the Practice—Brain Activity

  • Experience of Transcendental Consciousness Associated with High EEG Coherence in the Theta, Alpha, and Beta Bands

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

During the Practice—Electrophysiological

  • Experience of Transcendental Consciousness Associated with Increased Basal Skin Resistance

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

  • Experience of Transcendental Consciousness Associated with Cessation of Spontaneous Skin Resistance Responses

    Transcendental Meditation · State changes within subjects · During TM

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