Increased theta and alpha EEG activity during nondirective meditation.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) November 2009 Jim Lagopoulos, Jian Xu, Inge Rasmussen et al.
In recent years, there has been significant uptake of meditation and related relaxation techniques, as a means of alleviating stress and maintaining good health. Despite its popularity, little is known about the neural mechanisms by which meditation works, and there is a need for more rigorous investigations of the underlying neurobiology. Several electroencephalogram (EEG) studies have...