Meditation and its regulatory role on sleep.
Ravindra P. Nagendra, Nirmala Maruthai, Bindu M Kutty
Frontiers in Neurology April 18, 2012 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00054 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation Neuroplasticity |
| Keywords | Sleep Brain functions Autonomic activity Endocrine functions |
| Key findings | The author proposes that meditation acts as a self-regulatory phenomenon that influences brain function and induces neural plasticity while modulating autonomic, metabolic, endocrine, and immune activity, thereby mediating global regulatory changes in behavioral states such as sleep. No specific empirical results on sleep outcomes are reported in this brief review. |
Abstract
Intense meditation practices help to achieve a harmony between body and mind. Meditation practices influence brain functions, induce various intrinsic neural plasticity events, modulate autonomic, metabolic, endocrine, and immune functions and thus mediate global regulatory changes in various behavioral states including sleep. This brief review focuses on the effect of meditation as a self regulatory phenomenon on sleep.
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| Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical populations | 2003 | Review | |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects | 2007 | Review | |
| Mindfulness Interventions | 2016 | Review | |
| Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation | 2017 | Review | |
| Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition | 2005 | Review |
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