February 16, 2026
Palkin Arora, Vaibhav Tripathi
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Meditation research primarily examines practices that involve self-ef-fort, which are classified into Focused Attention (FA) and Open Monitoring(OM) practices. Nevertheless, traditional Indian practices and the modern Heart-fulness method emphasize an additional aspect, Transmission (Pranahuti). Thisreview delves into the idea of transmission as a non-verbal, non-instructional ap-proach to...
npj Mental Health Research
August 23, 2025
Vaibhav Tripathi, Lakshmi Bhaskar, Chhaya Kharya et al.
The pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues across the world. The limited availability of mental health professionals is preventing many from seeking help, which highlights the need for easily available mental health care routines like yoga, breathing, and meditation. A breath-based meditation technique known as Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) harnesses the power of breath to induce deep...
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging
April 1, 2025
Vaibhav Tripathi, Ishaan Batta, Andre Zamani et al.
23 citations
The default mode network (DMN) is intricately linked with processes such as self-referential thinking, episodic memory recall, goal-directed cognition, self-projection, and theory of mind. In recent years, there has been a surge in the number of studies examining its functional connectivity, particularly its relationship with frontoparietal networks involved in top-down attention, executive...
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging
April 1, 2025
Ruchika S Prakash, Anita Shankar, Vaibhav Tripathi et al.
13 citations
Network neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field, which can be used to understand the brain by examining the connections between its constituent elements. In recent years, the application of network neuroscience approaches to study the intricate nature of the structural and functional relationships within the human brain has yielded unique insights into its organization. In this review, we...
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging
April 1, 2025
Saampras Ganesan, Fernando A Barrios, Ishaan Batta et al.
6 citations
Meditation is a family of ancient and contemporary contemplative mind-body practices that can modulate psychological processes, awareness, and mental states. Over the last 40 years, clinical science has manualized meditation practices and designed various meditation interventions that have shown therapeutic efficacy for disorders including depression, pain, addiction, and anxiety. Over the past...
Scientific Reports
June 5, 2024
Suruchi Fialoke, Vaibhav Tripathi, Sonika Thakral et al.
21 citations
Yoga nidra (YN) practice aims to induce a deeply relaxed state akin to sleep while maintaining heightened awareness. Despite the growing interest in its clinical applications, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying neural correlates of the practice of YN remains largely unexplored. In this fMRI investigation, we aim to discover the differences between wakeful resting states and states...
April 14, 2024
Vaibhav Tripathi, Ishaan Batta, Andre Zamani et al.
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The default mode network (DMN) is intricately linked with processes such as self-referential thinking, episodic memory recall, self-projection, and understanding the mindset of others. Over recent years, there has been a surge in examining its functional connectivity, particularly its antagonistic relationship with frontoparietal networks (FPN) involved in top-down attention, executive...
bioRxiv Preprint Server
March 9, 2022
Vaibhav Tripathi, Lakshmi Bhasker, Chhaya Kharya et al.
5 citations
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Meditation has been practised for millennia but the neuroscientific understanding of the dynamics is still lacking. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is an evidence based breathing based meditation technique that utilizes rhythmic breathing to induce a deep state of relaxation and calm. Multiple studies have found benefits of the SKY technique from genetic, physiological, psychological to behaviour...
Brain Sciences
April 29, 2021
Kathryn J Devaney, Emily J Levin, Vaibhav Tripathi et al.
Meditation experience has previously been shown to improve performance on behavioral assessments of attention, but the neural bases of this improvement are unknown. Two prominent, strongly competing networks exist in the human cortex: a dorsal attention network, that is activated during focused attention, and a default mode network, that is suppressed during attentionally demanding tasks. Prior...
Neuroscience of Consciousness
2021
Vaibhav Tripathi, P. Bharadwaj
28 citations
Abstract Yoga as a practice and philosophy of life has been followed for more than 4500 years with known evidence of yogic practices in the Indus Valley Civilization. The last few decades have seen a resurgence in the utility of yoga and meditation as a practice with growing scientific evidence behind it. Significant scientific literature has been published, illustrating the benefits of yogic...
Vaibhav Tripathi, Rahul Garg
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Abstract Default mode network (DMN) are the areas of the brain that get deactivated upon the presentation of externally focused, attention demanding tasks. Interestingly, these areas are consistently deactivated irrespective of the nature of the task. Recent evidence shows that the behavior of the DMN may be more nuanced than what was earlier believed. We wanted to investigate the dynamics of...
Vaibhav Tripathi, David C Somers
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Abstract Alpha- and Beta-frequency oscillatory waves are evident in resting-state electro- and magneto-encephalography (EEG, MEG). Higher peak frequencies for Alpha and Beta are associated with greater cognitive health. Aging slows down the alpha and beta waves which are also affected by mental states, disorders such as ADHD, and sleep deprivation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...
Palkin Arora, Vaibhav Tripathi
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Meditation has long been studied for its ability to enhance mental, social and emotional well-being and reshape brain networks. Meditation studies have largely focused on neural and cognitive correlates, overlooking the impact on fundamental biological scales. Here, we bring in an integrated perspective that meditation is not only a mental training but also a phenomenon that can optimize the...