Electroencephalographic findings during mantra meditation (transcendental meditation). A controlled, quantitative study of experienced meditators.
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology April 1, 1981 B Stigsby, J C Rodenberg, H B Moth
The EEGs of 13 experienced practitioners of transcendental meditation (TM) were recorded for 5 min preceding TM, during 20 min of TM and until 5 min after, as well as during closed-eyed wakefulness, drowsiness, sleep onset and sleep. Thirteen healthy volunteers matched for age served as control subjects. Computer period-amplitude analysis of F3-C3, T3-T5, P3-O1, F4-C4 and P4-O2 epochs of...