Annals of Neurosciences
August 31, 2026
Anurag Shrivastava, Bikesh Kumar Singh, Deepeshwar Singh
Background Heartfulness meditation (HM) is a heart-based meditation practice that features a unique yogic transmission that involves transfer of subtle energy from a certified, experienced meditator to an aspirant. Purpose This study was conducted on HM practice to assess the state (momentary changes during meditation result in temporary physiological and neurological shifts) and trait...
Annals of Neurosciences
July 24, 2026
Achala V. Kumar, A. A. S. Azam, Fouzia Alsabah Shaikh
Background Underprivileged children from low socio-economic backgrounds lack access to the resources that promote cognitive, emotional and social development. Cognitive stimulation and psychological support enhance the neurobehavioural responses in underprivileged children. Interventions like Mindfulness-based Dance Movement Therapy (MBDMT) are inter-modal psychotherapy, enhancing mind and body...
Annals of Neurosciences
July 7, 2026
Vikram Jain, Monika Pathania, Prasan Kumar Panda et al.
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and sleep disturbances, particularly among recently hospitalised patients. Non-pharmacological interventions such as Yoga Nidra and Music Therapy offer cost-effective and accessible alternatives for improving psychological well-being and...
Annals of Neurosciences
June 29, 2026
Vandana Daulatabad, K Prafull, H Estelle et al.
Transcendental meditation (TM) is broadly trained mind-body intervention for its prospective benefits on physical and mental health. However, evidence exploring its effects on brain connectivity and cognitive performance remains inadequate. This research aimed to evaluate the influence of TM on EEG functional connectivity and audiovisual reaction time in healthy adults. This prospective single...
Annals of Neurosciences
May 31, 2026
Dwivedi Krishna, Avinash Chandra Pandey, Saurav Nilesh et al.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide, contributing to nearly 60%-70% of dementia cases. Current pharmacological treatments provide limited symptomatic relief and minimal efficacy in altering disease progression, highlighting the need for complementary interventions. Mind-body practices such as yoga and meditation are increasingly explored for preserving cognitive...
Annals of Neurosciences
April 18, 2026
T. S. Saranya, Sera Mary Soloman, Sandeep Kumar Gupta et al.
Background: Trauma has a profound impact on both psychological and physiological functioning, with sleep disturbances-particularly nightmares-emerging as one of the most commonly reported symptoms. These sleep disruptions often co-occur with cognitive difficulties, affecting memory and attention. Purpose: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between trauma history, nightmare...
Annals of Neurosciences
March 1, 2026
Km Megha, Ankita Mishra, Raksha Sharma et al.
Meditation is known to modulate neural activity and enhance cognitive and emotional well-being. While previous studies have largely reported increases in alpha and theta activity, the neurophysiological effects of structured sound-based meditation practices remain underexplored. This study investigated the neurophysiological and subjective effects of rhythmic sound meditation (RSM) compared to...
Annals of Neurosciences
January 23, 2026
Tony Bayan, Daisy Das, Nabamita Deb
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a popular non-invasive method for studying brain dynamics because of its excellent temporal resolution. However, the non-stationarity, intersubject variability and class imbalance of EEG data, make it difficult to automatically discriminate between brain states that correspond to various cognitive or sensory circumstances. With the use of a deep hybrid...
Annals of Neurosciences
January 19, 2026
Gurpreet Verma, Vijendra Nath Pathak, Prabhjyot Kour et al.
Depression and active smoking are very common situations among the population, which also reduces the positive mental well-being of a person. Smoking is a global issue, and depression and low mental well-being interfere with the daily lives of individuals. This study aimed to investigate the effect of meditation on an active smoker in terms of depression and psychological well-being (PWB) as...
Annals of Neurosciences
January 10, 2026
Tintisha Basu, Pragyan Dangwal, Mahesh Deodar et al.
Orphan adolescents face multiple vulnerabilities, including a lack of parental guidance, poor educational opportunities, socio-economic disadvantages and peer pressure, making them prone to unhealthy behaviours, risk-taking, anxiety and depression. Despite these challenges, they often exhibit resilience, though forming stable social bonds remains difficult. The use of Anapanasati meditation in...
Annals of Neurosciences
October 17, 2025
Daisy Das, Nabamita Deb, Rita Rani Talukdar et al.
Stress is a major problem in today's culture, especially for expectant mothers. Newer therapies that show promising avenues for the reduction of stress include sound therapy, yoga, mantra chanting, and meditation (M). Electroencephalography (EEG) electroencephalography plays an important role in understanding the relaxation effects caused by these practices. This study looks at the immediate...
Annals of Neurosciences
September 8, 2025
Mannu Brahmi, Abira Sharma, Harshita Jain et al.
3 citations
Background: highlight the neurocognitive-affective mechanisms underpinning mindfulness in young learners. Purpose: This study explored how trait-level psychological dispositions and academic factors relate to electrophysiological and behavioural markers of state mindfulness in novice student meditators. Methods: Ninety-seven university students (mean age = 24.59 years) participated in the...
Annals of Neurosciences
July 19, 2025
Nandini Sharma, Manju Agrawal, Rushi et al.
5 citations
Emotional dysregulation is a multidimensional construct, understood as frequent and intense experience of emotions combined with a lack of ability to cope with their occurrence. Adolescence represents a crucial developmental period where emotional dysregulation is being increasingly addressed as an emerging mental health issue, with implications on overall well-being, as well as a potential...
Annals of Neurosciences
July 19, 2025
Ritu Munjal, Tarun Varshney
Meditation and Yoga practices are being adopted and gaining considerable interest as a tool that prevents the occurrence of numerous ailments. Meditation is well prescribed in several old religious manuscripts and has origins in past Indian practices that encourage emotional and personal well-being. Two different classification tasks were performed. One way to identify the mind state allied...
Annals of Neurosciences
April 2, 2025
Mannu Brahmi, Dushyant Soni, Shreya Sarkar et al.
9 citations
Breath-awareness practices contribute to stress management and psychological well-being among adolescents. However, their neurobehavioural effects remain underexplored, specifically in the Indian developmental context. This study examined how breath-based Ānāpānasati meditation affects brain electrical activity and the subjective self-reported experiences in adolescent novice meditators...
Annals of Neurosciences
April 2, 2025
Tintisha Basu, Pragyan Dangwal, Mahesh Deokar
1 citation
Over 2000 years old, Anapanasati meditation is the technique of mindful breathing where Anapana is breathing and sati is mindfulness. Anapanasati meditation focuses on training the mind to be sensitive to one or more of the entire body, rupture, pleasure and the mind itself-steadying, satisfying or releasing the mind (Satipathannasutta). Mindfulness can be enhanced with the extensive practice...
Annals of Neurosciences
February 28, 2025
Sushanta Kumar Mohanty, Amit Kumar Singh, Subarna Surajita Mohanty et al.
3 citations
College students face stressors like academic workload, competition, time management and financial concerns, which affect their psychological, physiological and cognitive functions. Meditation techniques can help mitigate these challenges. The study aimed to investigate the influence of the Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT), a meditation method, on cognitive functions and...
Annals of Neurosciences
January 21, 2025
Mannu Brahmi, Dushyant Soni, Jyoti Kumar
9 citations
Neural activity and subjective experiences indicate that breath-awareness practices, which focus on mindful observation of breath, promote tranquil calm and thoughtless awareness. This study explores the impact of tristage Ānāpānasati-based breath meditation on electroencephalography (EEG) oscillations and self-reported mindfulness states in novice meditators following a period of effortful...
Annals of Neurosciences
July 1, 2024
Manorma Saini, Ankit Gurjar, Suriya Prakash Muthukrishnan et al.
13 citations
Meditation using the "OM" mantra is the most widely used practice in India. Though reports have been published about the relaxation effect during both verbal "OM" chanting and listening to "OM" chanting, there is a paucity of literature concerning the cortical areas activated/deactivated after verbal "OM" chanting and listening to "OM" chanting using quantitative electro-encephalography (qEEG)....
Annals of Neurosciences
2023
Sheetal J Gupta, Balaram Pradhan, Disha Bhanushali et al.
3 citations
Immediate assent to high altitude affects the cognitive performance and mood of an individual, which is followed by depression and anxiety. It also affects the sleep quality, general health, and happiness quotient of an individual. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a cyclical breathing technique, which has been proven successful in managing stress, depression, anxiety, and helps in the improvement...
Annals of Neurosciences
2019
B. Sivaramappa, Sudheer Deshpande, P. V. G. Kumar et al.
Background Meditation has shown positive results in improving the psychological disorders such as anxiety. There is a need to study the therapeutic benefits of Anapanasati meditation, a mindfulness meditation technique. Purpose The study aims at investigating the effect of Anapanasati meditation on individuals with moderate anxiety. Methods A total of 112 participants who were willing to...
Annals of Neurosciences
July 1, 2012
Moushumi Purkayastha, Kanchan Kumar Mukherjee
Near-Death experience (NDE) following a severe head injury, critical illness, coma, and suicidal attempt has been reported. Purpose of study was to examine why a few patients report NDE after survival, do cultural and socio-demographic factors may play a role? The details of 3 cases of patients who reported near-death experience (NDE), is presented here. Several theories regarding the reasons,...
Annals of Neurosciences
2011
Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius
The aim of the book is to educate people to enhance the power of positive emotions in their lives. In this book the author explains how our brains have evolved towards keeping us safe from external threats. Our intrinsic negativity leads to suffering. The author indicates that by using meditation and by the ways of the Buddhism, we can cause the reactions in the brain which stimulate the...