Quantitative assessment of Heart Rate Dynamics during meditation: An ECG based study with Multi-fractality and visibility graph
Anirban eBhaduri, Dipak eGhosh
Frontiers in Physiology July 4, 2016 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00044 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Subjects performing Kundalini Yoga and Chi meditation |
| Interventions | Kundalini Yoga Chi meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Fractal Ecg Visibility graph Mf-dfa |
| Key findings | Consistent differences in quantitative parameters from multi-fractal detrended fluctuation analysis and visibility network analysis indicate changes in cardiac complexity during meditation. |
Abstract
Abstract: Abstract: The cardiac dynamics during meditation is explored quantitatively with two chaos-based non-linear techniques viz. multi-fractal detrended fluctuation analysis and visibility network analysis techniques. The data used are the instantaneous heart rate (in beats/minute) of subjects performing Kundalini Yoga and Chi meditation from PhysioNet. The results show consistent differences between the quantitative parameters obtained by both the analysis techniques. This indicates an interesting phenomenon of change in the complexity of the cardiac dynamics during meditation supported with quantitative parameters.The results also produce a preliminary evidence that these techniques can be used as a measure of physiological impact on subjects performing meditation.