Tetsuhito Murata

2 papers in the library · 38 citations · publishing 1994-2005

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Changes in EEG and autonomic nervous activity during meditation and their association with personality traits.

International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology February 1, 2005 Tetsuya Takahashi, Tetsuhito Murata, Toshihiko Hamada et al.

Meditation is the attainment of a restful yet fully alert physical and mental state practiced by many as a self-regulatory approach to emotion management, but the psychophysiological properties and personality traits that characterize this meditative state have not been adequately studied. We quantitatively analyzed changes in psychophysiological parameters during Zen meditation in 20 normal...

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2004.07.004 Full text

Quantitative EEG Study on Zen Meditation (Zazen)

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences December 1, 1994 Tetsuhito Murata, Yoshifumi Koshino, Masao Omori et al. 38 citations

Abstract: Quantitative EEG was continuously recorded prior to and during Zen meditation (Zazen) in 20 monks of the Soto sect (Group P: 10 priests; Group D: 10 disciples) and 10 control subjects with no experience in Zen training (Group C). As shown by an EEG topography during meditation, slow alpha appeared in the majority of subjects regardless of their experience in Zen training, while theta...

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1994.tb03090.x