Acta Psychologica
October 1, 2026
Ankita Garg, Varun Dutt, Laxmidhar Behera
Background Cognitive-contemplative practices could potentially affect autonomic function, but existing research has focused on waking measures of heart rate variability (HRV). It remains unclear whether changes associated with brief interventions differ across sleep stages. Objective To determine whether differences in HRV according to sleep stage would differ in a group undergoing a 7-day,...
International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks
December 20, 2025
Swati Singh, Laxmidhar Behera, Suvendu Samanta
Objective measures of cognitive load are essential for understanding how the brain and body respond to demanding tasks and how meditation modulates these responses. This study examines nonlinear complexity features from electroencephalography (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) for distinguishing rest from task states and assessing meditation effects during cognitive tasks. Cognitive load...
IEEE Sensors Journal
November 14, 2025
Swati Singh, Jyotiranjan Beuria, Laxmidhar Behera et al.
4 citations
Mantra meditation is widely recognized for enhancing cognition and autonomic regulation; however, its specific impact on cognitive load remains underexplored. Existing research often relies on subjective assessments or conventional electroencephalogram (EEG) spectral analysis, lacking objective, integrated evaluation frameworks. To address this gap, this study combines physiological signals...
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
October 6, 2024
Ankita Garg, Ajoy Kumar, Shubham Garg et al.
Emotional stability, awareness, and attention may likely be enhanced by meditation and related techniques. Since meditation practitioners may need focus and engagement, virtual reality (VR) may be helpful. Even though there has been some research on the usefulness of VR for meditation, very few studies have looked at the effectiveness of VR on audible mantra repetition (AuMR). Our research...
Petra
July 5, 2023
Durgesh Ameta, Ankita Garg, Parveen Kumar et al.
Exercises like meditation assist people in developing their focus, awareness, and emotional stability. Virtual reality (VR) may help meditation practitioners as they frequently struggle to focus or concentrate for various reasons. Of many such studies exploring the usability of VR for meditation, none has tested VR on Audible mantram repetition (AuMR). We recruited ten subjects to perform a...
National Conference on Communications
February 23, 2023
Swati Singh, V. Gupta, Tharun Kumar Reddy et al.
The incredible complexity of physiological signals, along with the awareness that physiological time series contains hidden information, has sparked a surge in the interest to conduct neuroscientific research. The human brain is one of the most significant instances of intricate physiologic oscillations as recorded through Electroencephalogram (EEG). In this article, we propose a methodology...
IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
October 9, 2022
Swati Singh, Vinay Gupta, Tharun Kumar Reddy et al.
Meditation methods, which have their origins in ancient traditions are gaining popularity as a result of their potential mental and physical health advantages. EEG neural correlates underlying enhanced cognitive abilities such as sustained attention and working memory need to be analyzed scrutinizingly to evaluate the effects of meditation practices. In this article, we thus provide an analysis...