Evidence that transcendental meditation does not produce cognitive kindling: a comment.
D Orme-Johnson
Perceptual and Motor Skills October 1, 1995 DOI: 10.1177/003151259508100255 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Transcendental Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Brain Humans Epilepsy Electroencephalography Cognition Kindling, neurologic |
| Key points | Argues that four studies not cited by Persinger each support the inference that practitioners of Transcendental Meditation enjoy better health. |
Abstract
This comment on Persinger's paper published in this journal in 1994 includes 4 studies not cited by Persinger. Each supports the inference of better health of those who practice Transcendental Meditation.
Citations in the library
Cites 4
- Electrophysiologic Characteristics of Respiratory Suspension Periods Occurring During the Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program Psychosomatic Medicine May 1, 1984
- Transcendental Meditation and general meditation are associated with enhanced complex partial epileptic-like signs: evidence for "cognitive" kindling? Perceptual and Motor Skills February 1, 1993
- Medical care utilization and the transcendental meditation program. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987
- EEG phase coherence, pure consciousness, creativity, and TM--Sidhi experiences. International Journal of Neuroscience 1981