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Kumarangie Vithanage

2 papers in the library · 2 citations · publishing 2024-2026

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Effect of long-term meditation on cognitive status and selected neurophysiological parameters

Heliyon May 14, 2026 Kumarangie Vithanage, Dilshani WN. Dissanayake, Thashi Chang

Meditation is a self-entrainment of the mind impacting overall health. We evaluated the effect of long-term meditation on the cognitive status and selected neurophysiological parameters.Thirty experienced long-term meditators (LTM) and thirty matched meditation naïve controls (MNC) were selected. A validated Sinhala-version of the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological...

Randomized control clinical trial to assess the effect of meditation on selected clinical outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Ceylon Journal of Medical Science December 10, 2024 Kumarangie Vithanage, Dilshani Dissanayake, Thashi Chang 2 citations

Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons, leading to both motor and non-motor symptoms. Although dopaminergic therapy is the current goldstandard therapy in symptomatic management, it does not alter disease progression. Meditation, a complementary therapy, has shown promise in alleviating...