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Sleep during Transcendental Meditation

Joel Younger, Wayne Adriance, Ralph J. Berger

Perceptual and Motor Skills June 1, 1975 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1975.40.3.953 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

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Characteristics Observational study Peer reviewed
Sample size 8
Population Experienced practitioners of Transcendental Meditation
Intervention Transcendental Meditation
Topics Meditation
Citations 37
Key findings 6 of 8 experienced meditators spent considerable portions of their meditation periods in unambiguous physiological sleep.

Abstract

Electroencephalograms (EEGs) and DC electrooculograms (EOGs) were recorded during Transcendental Meditation periods for 8 experienced Ss. The records, scored blind showed that all but 2 Ss spent considerable portions of their meditation periods in unambiguous physiological sleep.