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NEURAL CORRELATES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN MEDITATORS

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Title NEURAL CORRELATES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN MEDITATORS
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Contributor NAVEEN K. VISWESWARAIAH, HONGASANDRA R. NAGENDRA and RAMACHANDRA G. BHAT
 
Subject COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS
Health
Meditation
NEURAL CORRELATES
Yoga
 
Description Meditation is a fascinating aspect of human consciousness. It has been described
newlineas training in awareness, which, over long periods produces definite changes in
newlineperception, attention, and cognition. Cyclic meditation (CM) is a unique moving
newlinemeditation technique comprising the four limbs of yoga postures (äsana),
newlinevoluntarily regulated breathing (präëäyama), internalization (pratyähära) and the
newlinemeditation (dhyäna). CM has been derived from one of the statements in ancient
newlineyoga text, Mänòukya Upaniñad. The verse on which CM is based, states: In a
newlinestate of mental inactivity awaken the mind; when agitated, calm it; between these
newlinetwo states realize the possible abilities of the mind. If the mind has reached states
newlineof perfect equilibrium do not disturb it again . Cyclic meditation consists of cycles
newlineof yoga postures interspersed with periods of supine rest. There have been several
newlinestudies looking at the various physiological effects of CM including sleep,
newlineautonomic functions, attention and cognition. Although there are several studies,
newlinewhich aimed at ascertaining the effects of meditation on cognitive functions,
newlineattention and perception, none have addressed the topographic characteristics of
newlineEvent Related Potentials (ERPs) related to selective attention and working
newlinememory paradigms. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of CM on
newlineselective attention and working memory and represents its neural correlates with
newlinerespect to ERPs and source estimates using high density EEG. Also, the mindfulcomponent of CM has been explored using a Mindfulness Attention Awareness
newlineScale (MAAS).
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Date 2018-10-12T08:54:07Z
2018-10-12T08:54:07Z
PhD/04/Res/Aug09
2014
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Type Ph.D.
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10603/218471
 
Language English
 
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Rights university
 
Format 253p.
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Publisher Bangalore
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Sansthana
Department of Yoga and Life Sciences
 
Source University