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Changes in p300 following two yoga-based...
Changes in p300 following two yoga-based relaxation techniques. Int J Neurosci. 2006 Dec;116(12):1419-30 Authors: Sarang SP, Telles S Cyclic meditation (CM) is a technique that combines "stimulating" and "calming" practices, based on a statement in ancient yoga texts suggesting that suc... Read more ...
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Effects of transcendental meditation practice...
Cross-sectional and longitudinal study of effects of transcendental meditation practice on interhemispheric frontal asymmetry and frontal coherence. Int J Neurosci. 2006 Dec;116(12):1519-38 Authors: Travis F, Arenander A Two studies investigated frontal alpha lateral asymmetry and front... Read more ...
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Tongue Piercing by a Yogi: QEEG Observations
Tongue Piercing by a Yogi: QEEG Observations. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2006 Nov 3; Authors: Peper E, Wilson VE, Gunkelman J, Kawakami M, Sata M, Barton W, Johnston J This study reports on the QEEG observations recorded from a yogi during tongue piercing in which he demonstrate... Read more ...
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Free Daily Yoga HD Videos from Yoga Today
Via Mindware forum (by way of the LifeHacker blog ) Yoga Today offers daily yoga instruction videos that can be downloaded for free. The videos are shot against an awesome Wyoming landscape and delivered in the iHD format Read more ...
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Meditation may increase the thickness of the...
Science and Consciousness Review has interviewed brain researcher Sara Lazar on how meditation affects the brain. Lazar is the author of a recent study, in which magnetic resonance imaging was used to assess cortical thickness in 20 participants with extensive Insight meditation , a techn... Read more ...
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Time for meditation
Via Mind Hacks Time has an interesting article about neuroscience of meditation. Taking advantage of advanced brain imaging techniques such as fMRI and PET, scholars are casting light on how the practice of meditation affects brain structure and its functions. Moreover, psychologic... Read more ...
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From Molecular Biology to Anti-aging...
From Molecular Biology to Anti-aging Cognitive-Behavioral Practices: The Pioneering Research of Walter Pierpaoli on the Pineal and Bone Marrow Foreshadows the Contemporary Revolution in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. Ann N Y Acad Sci . 2005 Dec;1057:28-49 Authors: Bushell WC Evidenc... Read more ...
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Hypnosis can stop Stroop effect
Via Neurodudes A new experiments by Raz et al., recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, found that hypnotic suggestion affects cognitive control by modulating activity in specific brain areas, namely visual areas and the anterior cingulate cortex, which is i... Read more ...
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Meditation affects physical structure of the brain
Via Mind Hacks A new study published in the journal NeuroReport has found evidence that meditation alters brain patterns. The MRI experiment involved 20 participants with extensive Insight meditation experience. Most of the brain regions identified to be changed through meditation were found... Read more ...
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Meditation alters perceptual rivalry in Tibetan...
Neuroscientists Olivia Carter and Jack Pettigrew of the University of Queensland, Australia, and colleagues at the University of Queensland and the University of California, Berkeley, reported in the June 7 issue of Current Biology their results from a series of experiments with 76 monks... Read more ...